ERIC Number: ED559684
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013-May
Pages: 34
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What It Costs: Financing Back on Track through College Designs
Almeida, Cheryl; Steinberg, Adria; Santos, Janet
Jobs For the Future
Almost 7 million young Americans (age 16-24) are insufficiently attached to school or work. Based on conservative estimates, we can generate over $1 billion just by helping a mere 0.1 percent earn a high school credential and complete their first year of college through Back on Track Designs. This brief lays out the cost of setting up these GED- and diploma-granting schools and programs, and how districts, colleges, and community-based organizations can partner to sustain them. Appended are: (1) Programs Consulted; and (2) Methodology.
Descriptors: Continuation Students, High School Equivalency Programs, Transitional Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Access to Education, Youth Opportunities, Credentials, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Models, Input Output Analysis, Efficiency, Economic Impact, Innovation, Investment, Outcomes of Education, Sustainability, Financial Support, Program Costs, Resource Allocation, Student Costs, Partnerships in Education, College Preparation
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High School Equivalency Programs; High Schools; Adult Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Open Society Foundations (OSF)
Authoring Institution: Jobs for the Future
Identifiers - Location: Colorado; Connecticut; Illinois; Massachusetts; New York; Ohio; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Texas; Wisconsin
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