Although policymakers generally appreciate the value of crafting policies that are responsive to teacher and principal voice, doing so in a systematic way is challenging. Educator voices in the room when policies are made are often those of teachers and principals closest to policymakers. In 2019, to broaden the range of educator voices available…

Evaluates a program in the New York City schools that uses employment as a method of reducing absenteeism and truancy in the high schools. The program has met with a measure of success although results are not statistically significant. (Author/IRT)

Examines effects of afterschool employment on high school students' grades and absenteeism rates. The sample was composed of 130 juniors and 110 seniors from 3 North Carolina high schools; 43% were not working, whereas 57% worked during the school year. Results, calculated through stepwise multiple regression, revealed no clear patterns between…

Contrary to previous research results, student questionnaires, teacher reports, and student records for 347 Scottish high school students in 2 urban schools show that part-time employment had no significant effects on students' school attendance, academic performance, or educational goals. (KS)

National Education Longitudinal Study data on student employment in 10th grade indicate that previous findings of adverse effects on academic outcomes may be attributable to preexisting differences among youth who choose to work at various intensities. Also, increased working hours were related to decreased time spent watching television.…

This study established baseline data, compared Tennessee high school students' and parents' perceptions about working This study established baseline data, compared Tennessee sales tax contributions of the students. The study was limited to the perceptions of the high school students and their parents concerning working part time while in high…

The effects of working and attending high school simultaneously on the academic achievement of students had more absences, and the effects of absences on achievement. Subjects were 130 juniors and 110 seniors, of whom 57 percent were working during the school year. Forty-six percent were male and 54 percent were female, and 86 percent were white…

The Part-Time Jobs portion of the Attendance Improvement Dropout Prevention (AIDP) Program in New York City provided job-readiness training and job placements in an effort to motivate students to improve academic achievement and school attendance. Programs were implemented at schools with a student attendance rate at or below the citywide median…

Data were obtained from six high schools in the Northwest during 1984 and 1985 to determine the variation in students' reports of the frequency with which they skip school and cut classes. The study was guided by the advice of school administrators and a theoretical model of the influences or levels of participation in work organizations. Evidence…

The purpose of this study was to ascertain reasons why high school students who did or did not participate in cooperative education work part time during the school year. The research was based on two questions: (1) the opinions of Tennessee high school students about working part time during the school year; and (2) differences in the two groups…