Career Academies Found to Pay Off in Higher Earnings.

CAREER academies; CAREER education; ECONOMIC conditions of high school students; NO Child Left Behind Act of 2001; MANPOWER Demonstration Research Corp.; EDUCATION research

The article discusses research into the earnings of students who attended high school career academies. The study, conducted by the Manpower Demonstration Research Corp. (MDRC), suggested that career academy students earn more than students at traditional high schools. The author discusses how the U.S. No Child Left Behind Act has led some school to curtail career-related courses.