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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a pressing need—as well as an opportunity—to find new, innovative approaches for recovering high school dropouts and retaining those at risk of dropping out.
Paid high school work-study programs are a promising way to help provide opportunities to our most vulnerable teenagers and young adults, says this report from the Manhattan Institute. Before graduating from high school, students enrolled in work-study programs are employed in paid jobs to gain valuable, marketable skills while often receiving their first wages and being kept safe. Work-study programs make high school relevant, thus helping to prevent dropouts and to reclaim those who have already left.