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Taking the Easy Way Out: How the GED Testing Program Induces Students to Drop Out / James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, Paul A. LaFontaine, Pedro L. Rodriguez.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heckman, James J.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w14044.
- NBER working paper series no. w14044
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Other Title:
- Taking the Easy Way Out
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2008.
- Summary:
- The option to obtain a General Education Development (GED) certificate changes the incentives facing high school students. This paper evaluates the effect of three different GED policy innovations on high school graduation rates. A six point decrease in the GED pass rate due to an increase in national passing standards produced a 1.3 point decline in overall high school dropout rates. The introduction of a GED certification program in high schools in Oregon produced a four percent decrease in high school graduation rates. Introduction of GED certificates for civilians in California increased the high school dropout rate by 3 points. The GED program induces students to drop out of high school.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- May 2008.
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