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ERIC Number: ED616072
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Sep
Pages: 39
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
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Career Readiness in Public High Schools: An Exploratory Analysis of of Industry Recognized Credentials. Working Paper No. 257-0921
Eagan, Joshua; Koedel, Cory
National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER)
We use statewide administrative data from Missouri to document the prevalence of Industry Recognized Credential (IRC) programs in public high schools and understand the characteristics of students who complete IRCs. We show that 9 percent of Missouri students complete an IRC during their senior year of high school. IRC completers have lower achievement and are more likely to be disadvantaged along several measurable dimensions relative to their peers who complete analog college-ready programs, on average. Noting these average relationships, there is substantial heterogeneity among individual IRCs in terms of the types of students served: some IRCs attract students with high test scores who mostly go on to attend college, whereas others serve low-scoring students who mostly forego college. There is strong gender segregation across individual IRCs that aligns with gender segregation across occupations in the labor market.
National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research. American Institutes for Research, 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, Washington, DC 20007. Tel: 202-403-5796; Fax: 202-403-6783; e-mail: info@caldercenter.org; Web site: https://caldercenter.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Authoring Institution: National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at American Institutes for Research
Identifiers - Location: Missouri
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