ERIC Number: ED661455
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Publication Date: 2024-Aug
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Can Technical Education in High School Smooth Postsecondary Transitions for Students with Disabilities? Working Paper 32867
Eric Brunner; Shaun Dougherty; Stephen Ross
National Bureau of Economic Research
Participation in Career Technical Education (CTE) programs has been proposed as a valuable strategy for supporting transition to independence among students with disabilities. We exploit a discontinuity created by admissions thresholds from a statewide system of CTE high schools. Our findings suggest attending CTE high schools has large positive effects on completing high school on time, employment, and earnings, including for individuals 22 years or older. Attending CTE schools also results in more time spent with non-disabled peers and higher 10th grade test scores. These results appear concentrated among male students, but the sample of female students is too small to support strong conclusions about outcomes. Notably, these estimates are for a system of CTE high schools operating at scale and serving students across a wide spectrum of disabilities, and the estimated effects appear broad based over disability type, time spent with non-disabled peers in 8th grade and previous academic performance.
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Students with Disabilities, High School Students, Transitional Programs, Postsecondary Education, Program Effectiveness, High School Graduates, Employment Level, Wages, Peer Relationship, Academic Achievement, Grade 10, Gender Differences
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education; Grade 10
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A160195