Efforts of the Career Intern Program (CIP) to help urban youth get a basic education and further training or a paying job, are described in this report, written for the educator or school board member interested in a program combining basic and career education for high school youth who are not succeeding in regular schools (dropouts or those likely to drop out because of poor attendance and failing grades). Following an introduction giving a brief overview of the program evaluation design, the first four chapters discuss the high school dropout problem, what CIP is (context, administrative structure, development), four case studies of CIP interns, and characteristics of CIP interns. Chapters 5 through 9 follow the CIP interns beginning 10 weeks after the interns have entered the program, through graduation, and for some, up to a year later, through school and to work. These chapters answer the question: Does CIP have the effects one would expect? Chapters 10 through 12 specifically deal with what contributes to CIP's effectiveness. The question of transportability is addressed in chapter 14, the final chapter. (TA)