[Ohiogift] Florida study finds k-12 attainment factor in later success, fwd

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Friends:

Below is an abstract of, and link to, a Florida-based study recently released by CALDER .  My conclusion is that sending students to college (as in 40-40-20) won't solve the problems caused by inadequate secondary instruction and access.

Margaret


Is Postsecondary Education ‘Worth it’ for Disadvantaged Workers? 

Pursuing certain majors in college can help the earnings of workers from low-income backgrounds, finds a new working paper by AIR experts published by the National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER). Graduates of technical certificate and associate programs tend to have higher average incomes, but many disadvantaged students choose general humanities programs with low completion rates and low compensation. Differences in secondary school achievement also partially explain why college degree attainment and job outcomes aren’t the same for disadvantaged students and their peers.  

http://www.air.org/resource/it-worth-it-postsecondary-education-and-labor-market-outcomes-disadvantaged?utm_source
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