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Publications

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Preparing High School Students for Successful Transitions to Postsecondary Education and Employment

August, 2008

This issue brief, published by the National High School Center, highlights lessons from selected policies and programs designed to improve students’ preparation for life after high school.

Brief

Evaluating the Impact of Interventions That Promote Successful Transitions from High School

August, 2008

This research brief, published by the National High School Center, examines the challenges and opportunities presented in evaluating whether an intervention achieves defined goals of increasing students’ educational attainment, employment, and earnings after high school.

Brief

Emerging Evidence on Improving High School Student Achievement and Graduation Rates

The Effects of Four Popular Improvement Programs

November, 2006

This research brief, published by the National High School Center, draws on findings from four studies by MDRC that shed light on both the nature of the problems found in low-performing high schools and on the effectiveness of promising interventions that attempt to address those problems.