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    Career Academies

Long-Term Impacts on Labor Market Outcomes, Educational Attainment, and Transitions to Adulthood
2008. James J. Kemple with Cynthia J. Willner.

Eight-year findings on Career Academies — a popular high school reform that combines academics with career development opportunities — show that the programs produced sustained employment and earnings gains, particularly among young men. Career Academy participants were also more likely to be living independently with children and a spouse or a partner.
     
     

All Career Academies Publications

    Striking the Balance
Career Academies Combine Academic Rigor and Workplace Relevance
Policy Brief
    National High School Center.
2008. Thomas J. Smith.

This “snapshot,” published by the National High School Center, takes a close look at implementation of the Career Academy model in one high school in Oakland, California.
 
    Career Academies
Long-Term Impacts on Labor Market Outcomes, Educational Attainment, and Transitions to Adulthood
    2008. James J. Kemple with Cynthia J. Willner.

Eight-year findings on Career Academies — a popular high school reform that combines academics with career development opportunities — show that the programs produced sustained employment and earnings gains, particularly among young men. Career Academy participants were also more likely to be living independently with children and a spouse or a partner.
 
    Career Academies
Impacts on Labor Market Outcomes and Educational Attainment
    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.
 
    Course Taking, Test Preparation, and Career Academy Programs
Findings from a Field Study
    2002. Thomas J. Smith.

 
    Getting Connected
A Resource Directory for Career Academies
    2002. MDRC, Career Academy Support Network.

 
    Career Academies
Impacts on Students’ Initial Transitions to Post-Secondary Education and Employment
    2001. James J. Kemple.

 
    Career Academies
Impacts on Students' Engagement and Performance in High School
    2000. James J. Kemple, Jason C. Snipes.

 
    Career Academies
Building Career Awareness and Work-Based Learning Activities Through Employer Partnerships
    1999. James J. Kemple, Susan M. Poglinco, Jason C. Snipes.

 
    Career Academies
Communities of Support for Students and Teachers—Emerging Findings from a 10-Site Evaluation
    1997. James J. Kemple.

 
    Career Academies
Early Implementation Lessons from a 10-Site Evaluation
    1996. James J. Kemple and JoAnn Leah Rock.

 



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