Academic impacts of career and technical schools

This study presents findings from three cohorts of students - the classes of 2003, 2004, and 2005, in the School District of Philadelphia - that were admitted to the district's career and technical education (CTE) schools through a randomized lottery process. This study takes advantage of this so-called 'natural experiment' to compare high school academic outcomes for lottery applicants who were admitted with those for students who did not receive an acceptance. Results find that CTE students had significantly better outcomes in terms of graduation rates, credit accumulation, and the successfu... Show more

Authors: Neild, Ruth Curran; Boccanfuso, Christopher; Byrnes, Vaughan

Published: [Oxford, England], Ingenta for Association for Career and Technical Education Research, 2015

Resource type: Article

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Subjects: Vocational education and trainingSecondary educationStudentsPerformanceOutcomesResearchProviders of education and training

Keywords: Technical education and trainingComparative analysisTechnical schoolSecondary schoolVocational schoolOutcomes of education and training

Geographic subjects: North AmericaUnited States

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