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Career-based classes keep students more engaged

  • Written by Jay Stratte Plasman, Assistant Professor in Workforce Development and Education at The Ohio State University, The Ohio State University
Career-based classes keep students more engagedCareer technical education courses are linked to higher rates of school engagement for high schoolers from low-income backgrounds. Maskot/Getty Images

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Taking a STEM-related career and technical education course in high school makes low-income students more engaged in...

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