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Advance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work, 2019
For 21st century workers, success is rapidly being redefined. A high school education is no longer sufficient for high-wage employment, and the path to a postsecondary credential of value can be a convoluted one. Each transition -- from secondary to postsecondary education, from postsecondary education to the workforce, or from adult basic…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Leadership Responsibility, Access to Education, Barriers
Hotchkiss, Julie L.; Moore, Robert E.; Pitts, M. Melinda – Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 2005
This paper applies a standard treatment effects model to determine that participation in Freshman Learning Communities (FLCs) improves academic performance and retention. Not controlling for individual self-selection into FLC participation leads one to incorrectly conclude that the impact is the same across race and gender groups. Accurately…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence