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Strengthening Community Colleges’ Influence on Economic Mobility
October 1, 2009

This study describes pathways by which students can increase their earnings in a range of high-return fields, including transferring to a four-year college or completing a terminal associate’s degree or certificate. The authors used a unique database of detailed education and employment histories of 84,000 Florida students who reached the twelfth grade in 2000.

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Pathways to Boosting the Earnings of Low-Income Students by Increasing Their Educational Attainment
January 1, 2009

This study, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, seeks to identify education pathways to high-paying careers and the extent to which economic mobility is contingent upon students’ educational preparation and performance. This study uses comprehensive data on high school, postsecondary, and workforce experiences of every grade 9 student in Florida public schools in 1996.

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