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Bridging Educational Gaps, Building Brighter Futures: Paid High School Work-Study Programs. Issue Brief

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Title: Bridging Educational Gaps, Building Brighter Futures: Paid High School Work-Study Programs. Issue Brief
Language: English
Authors: Paul G. Vallas, Manhattan Institute (MI)
Source: Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. 2024.
Availability: Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017. Tel: 212-599-7000; Fax: 212-599-3494; Web site: http://www.manhattan-institute.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors: High Schools, Work Study Programs, At Risk Students, Dropouts, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Employment, Wages, Student Motivation, Achievement Gap, Academic Persistence
Abstract: Students who have dropped out of high school--and those at risk of doing so--are at greater risk of lifelong poverty, involvement with the criminal justice system, dependence on government welfare programs, and even premature death. In the last few years, however, the problems at high schools have compounded, as pandemic-era school closures led to dramatic drops in math and reading proficiency, as well as a spike in chronic absenteeism. In the wake of the pandemic, there is thus a pressing need--as well as an opportunity--to find new, innovative approaches for recovering dropouts and retaining those at risk of dropping out. Paid high school work-study programs are a promising way to help provide opportunities to the most vulnerable teenagers and young adults. Before graduating from high school, students enrolled in work-study programs are employed in paid jobs to gain valuable, marketable skills while often receiving their first wages and being kept safe. Work-study programs make high school relevant, thus helping to prevent dropouts and to reclaim those who have already left. In preventing more students from exiting the school system, these programs can make the U.S. more economically competitive and turn around the lives of thousands of students who would otherwise likely fall into lifelong dead ends. School-district officials should work to establish these programs, starting with a select number of high schools and partners in the private sector and skilled trades.
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