James Benson

The Enduring Influence of School Size and School Climate on Parents' Engagement in the School Community

Wise interventions: Psychological remedies for social and personal problems.

Effects of COVID-19-Related School Closures on Student Achievement-A Systematic Review

The Effects of Student Coaching

Need-Based Aid and College Persistence

Mindsets That Promote Resilience: When Students Believe That Personal Characteristics Can Be Developed

Projecting the Potential Impact of COVID-19 School Closures on Academic Achievement

Born under a Lucky Star

The Missing Manual

An Investigation of the Relations Between School Concentrations of Student Risk Factors and Student Educational Well-Being

Improving college access in the United States: Barriers and policy responses

Experimental Evidence on the Impacts of Need‐Based Financial Aid: Longitudinal Assessment of the Wisconsin Scholars Grant

The Effects of Grant Aid on Student Persistence and Degree Attainment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Causal Evidence

The Long-Run Impacts of Financial Aid: Evidence from California’s Cal Grant

Belonging: a review of conceptual issues, an integrative framework, and directions for future research

Marginal Effects of Merit Aid for Low-Income Students

School Climate: a Review of the Construct, Measurement, and Impact on Student Outcomes

Measuring the Effect of Student Loans on College Persistence

Conditional Cash Transfers and College Persistence: Evidence from a Randomized Need-Based Grant Program. Discussion Paper No. 1393-11.

Working for College

Conditional Cash Transfers and College Persistence: Evidence from a Randomized Need‐Based Grant Program

Reducing Income Inequality in Educational Attainment: Experimental Evidence on the Impact of Financial Aid on College Completion

Family, Neighborhood, and School Settings across Seasons: When Do Socioeconomic Context and Racial Composition Matter for the Reading Achievement Growth of Young Children?

Families, Schools, and Summer Learning