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New Evidence on the Effectiveness of Career and Technical Education

Sat, April 23, 11:30am to 1:00pm PDT (11:30am to 1:00pm PDT), Manchester Grand Hyatt, Floor: 3rd Level, Seaport Tower, Torrey Hills A

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Considerable research exists on career and technical education (CTE), but it is primarily descriptive or correlational. Thus, we have little evidence on whether CTE produces positive impacts, which CTE models do so, and for which students. This symposium presents new causal evidence on the effectiveness of CTE in different contexts – North Carolina’s CTE dual enrollment pathways, and New York City’s large variety of CTE programs. A third paper examines yet another CTE context – the Connecticut Career Technical High Schools – and whether there are peer effects on the outcomes of student applicants. Finally, the symposium presents new research addressing whether CTE is a cost-effective means to improve student outcomes, a topic that has had little attention to date.

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