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By Susan Jekielek, M.A., Stephanie Cochran, B.B.A., and Elizabeth Hair, Ph.D.
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School Absences High School Grades Reading Skills Math Skills Participation in Academic Courses Attitudes about completing school High School Credential
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Education (click for overall summary)

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Programs work:
Compared to control group, program youth:

- Passed GED at significantly higher rates (42.0 vs. 28.6 percent); 34.1 vs. 17.7 during the 30 month follow-up (for those who were 16-17 at random assignment)

- Have an improved chance of graduating from high school

Programs work for subgroups:

- Female participants age 16-21 when assigned to the program obtained a high school or GED degree at significantly higher rates (by 11 percentage points for those who actually enrolled in program, sample of out of school youth aged 16-21 at assignment)

Programs don't work:

- In long-term, program youth not significantly different from control group

- Participants age 16-17 when randomly assigned to program were less likely to graduate from high school than controls

Programs don't work for subgroups:

- There were no significant impacts on GED for either male youth or male youth with an arrest record




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