Making the transition: interim results of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe evaluation
Young people who drop out of high school face long odds of success in a labor market that increasingly values education and skills. Nationally, about 30 per cent of high school freshmen do not graduate in four years; in the 50 largest US cities, the dropout rate is closer to 50 per cent. This report presents interim results from a rigorous, ongoing evaluation of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program, which aims to 'reclaim the lives of at-risk youth' who have dropped out of high school and give them the skills and values to succeed as adults. ChalleNGe is an intensive residential program ... Show more
Authors: Millenky, Megan; Bloom, Dan; Dillon, Colleen
Published: [New York, New York], MDRC, 2010
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: [119] p.
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