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Elaine W. Leigh
Elaine W. Leigh is an associate policy researcher at the RAND Corporation.
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College Promise Programs: Designing Programs to Achieve the Promise
Promise programs have the potential to increase higher education attainment and close persisting gaps, write Laura Perna & Elaine Leigh. But success depends on how the programs are structured, implemented and sustained.