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Neild, Ruth Curran,; Boccanfuso, Christopher; Byrnes, Vaughan – Career and Technical Education Research, 2015
This study presents findings from three cohorts of students--the classes of 2003, 2004, and 2005, in the School District of Philadelphia--that were admitted to the district's career and technical education (CTE) schools through a randomized lottery process. This study takes advantage of this so-called "'natural experiment' to compare high…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Vocational Schools, School Districts, Cohort Analysis
Neild, Ruth Curran; Boccanfuso, Christopher; Byrnes, Vaughan – Center for Social Organization of Schools, 2013
With growing public recognition that too many students in the United States fail to complete high school and that those who do graduate often are inadequately prepared for success in postsecondary education and the workforce, policymakers and education leaders are turning their attention afresh to the American high school. There has been…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Vocational High Schools, Outcomes of Education, Urban Schools