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Career Academies
Impacts on Labor Market Outcomes and Educational Attainment
2004. James J. Kemple with Judith Scott-Clayton.
This report describes how Career Academies, a widely used high school reform initiative that combines academic and technical curricula around a career theme, influenced students’ capacity to improve their labor market prospects and remain engaged in post-secondary education programs. Based on the experience of more than 1,400 young people from nine high schools across the nation in the four years following their expected completion of high school, the report found that Career Academies significantly increased the earnings of young men — especially those who were at medium or high risk of dropping out of high school when they entered the programs — over the earnings of their non-Academy peers. Academies were found to have had no significant impacts, positive or negative, on the labor market outcomes of women. Overall, Career Academies served as viable pathways to a range of post-secondary education opportunities, but they do not appear to have been more effective than other options available to the non-Academy group. The findings demonstrate the feasibility of improving labor market preparation and successful school-to-work transitions without compromising academic goals. They provide compelling evidence that investments in career-related experiences during high school can produce sustained improvements in young people’s employment and earnings prospects.
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All Career Academies Publications
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Career Academies
Impacts on Labor Market Outcomes and Educational Attainment
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2004. James J. Kemple with Judith Scott-Clayton.
Career Academies produced substantial and sustained improvements in earnings of young men after high school, without limiting opportunities to attend college.
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Course Taking, Test Preparation, and Career Academy Programs
Findings from a Field Study
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2002. Thomas J. Smith.
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Getting Connected
A Resource Directory for Career Academies
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2002. MDRC, Career Academy Support Network.
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Career Academies
Impacts on Students’ Initial Transitions to Post-Secondary Education and Employment
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2001. James J. Kemple.
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Career Academies
Impacts on Students' Engagement and Performance in High School
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2000. James J. Kemple, Jason C. Snipes.
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Career Academies
Building Career Awareness and Work-Based Learning Activities Through Employer Partnerships
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1999. James J. Kemple, Susan M. Poglinco, Jason C. Snipes.
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Career Academies
Communities of Support for Students and Teachers—Emerging Findings from a 10-Site Evaluation
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1997. James J. Kemple.
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Career Academies
Early Implementation Lessons from a 10-Site Evaluation
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1996. James J.Kemple and JoAnn Leah Rock.
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