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Direct linkWinters, Marcus A. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2023
Prior research substantially overstates the cost of retention under test-based promotion policies to both taxpayers and students who delay labor market entry because it omits two important factors. First, there is a delay between the intervention and the taxpayer's expenditure. Second, on average, the treatment leads to less than a full year of…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Grade Repetition, Grade 3, Elementary School Students
Download full textWalsh, Matthew; O'Kane, Layla; Noronha, Gilberto; Taska, Bledi – Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), 2019
States should graduate students from high school prepared for the challenges they will face in college and their careers. Many states are working toward this goal by improving the quality of career and technical education (CTE) programs, and have looked to industry-recognized credentials as one component of this improvement. However, there is…
Descriptors: Credentials, High School Students, Career Readiness, Vocational Education
Deming, David J.; Yuchtman, Noam; Abulafi, Amira; Goldin, Claudia; Katz, Lawrence F. – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2014
We study employers' perceptions of postsecondary degrees using a field experiment. We randomly assign the sector and selectivity of institution to fictitious resumes and send them to real vacancy postings on a large online job board. According to our results, a bachelor's degree in business from a for-profit "online" institution is 22…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Postsecondary Education, Credentials, Academic Degrees
Harmon, Tim; Ridley, Neil – Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success, 2014
At a time of sustained unemployment and sluggish job growth, students and policymakers are increasingly asking tough questions about postsecondary education and training outcomes. Do graduates find jobs? What are they paid? What will they earn in the future? Despite growing national interest in this information, good answers are not widely…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Postsecondary Education, Employment Level, Employment Qualifications
Peer reviewedTyler, John H.; Murnane, Richard J.; Willett, John B. – Journal of Human Resources, 2000
For high school dropouts who last attempted the General Educational Development (GED) test in Florida and New York in 1989-1990, earnings of those without GEDs, least-skilled GED holders, and highest-skilled GED holders were compared. Higher GED scores were associated with higher earnings, except for white males. These earnings differences were as…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Dropouts, High School Equivalency Programs, Labor Market
Smith, Nan – 2002
Florida's apprenticeship program was reviewed to assess its benefits and ability to meet state demands. The review was based on an analysis of the apprenticeship program's enrollment, costs, and course offerings and information about the employment and earning outcomes of program graduates. The review established that Florida's apprenticeship…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Problems, Admission Criteria, Admission (School)
Fagnoni, Cynthia M. – 2001
The General Accounting Office (GAO) examined progress in meeting work-focused goals of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The following issues were considered: (1) states' progress in implementing TANF; (2) the status of families who have left welfare; (3) the characteristics of adults currently receiving TANF; (4) states'…
Descriptors: Adults, Delivery Systems, Economic Climate, Economic Factors
