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Theodos, Brett; Pergamit, Michael R.; Hanson, Devlin; Edelstein, Sara; Daniels, Rebecca; Srini, Tanaya – Urban Institute, 2017
Senior year of high school can be a pivotal time in a young person's life. For some, it is the last step on the path to college and work. For others, finding stable employment or attending university after high school is far from guaranteed. Urban Alliance, headquartered in Washington, DC, helps students at risk of becoming disconnected from work…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, Internship Programs, Mentors, College Readiness
Wagner, Alan; Sun, Ruirui; Zuber, Katie; Strach, Patricia – Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, 2015
This report focuses on one of the State University of New York's (SUNY's) applied learning initiatives that includes work-based activities, e.g., co-ops, internships, work study, and clinical placement (SUNY Works). With funds from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, SUNY asked the Rockefeller Institute of Government to examine applied…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Work Experience Programs, Private Financial Support, Educational Finance
Liljegren, Thomas – 1981
The National Swedish Board of Education studied 7,095 pupils (mostly immigrants) with home languages other than Swedish who were in grade 9 of compulsory school in 1978-79. The part of the research reported on here focused on students taking special English or mathematics courses, students taking adjusted courses of studies at workplaces, and both…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Advanced Courses, Bilingual Education, Educational Attainment