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High Schools Tailored to Adults Can Help Them Complete a Traditional Diploma and Excel in the Labor Market

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  • Rebecca Brough
  • David C. Phillips
  • Patrick S. Turner

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Over 18 million adults in the United States lack a high school credential. While some go on to attain the GED, diplomas are potentially more valuable. A network of high schools helps adults graduate by providing tailored curricula, nonacademic coaching, onsite child care, and transportation. After five years, earnings increase by 38 percent more for graduates than nonenrolling applicants. We address selection by conditioning on preapplication earnings and comparing to students who exit after positive shocks. Much of the wage gains can be accounted for by sectoral switching and evidence on credential completions is consistent with a human capital mechanism.

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  • Rebecca Brough & David C. Phillips & Patrick S. Turner, 2024. "High Schools Tailored to Adults Can Help Them Complete a Traditional Diploma and Excel in the Labor Market," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association, vol. 16(4), pages 34-67, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:aejpol:v:16:y:2024:i:4:p:34-67
    DOI: 10.1257/pol.20230053
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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