EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - WHAT WORKS - TEN EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND WORK-BASED PATHWAY CHANGES THAT LEAD TO GOOD JOBS

Change in number of Number of 30-year-olds in a good job 30-year-olds in a good job In high school from pathway change Original Pathway: Not specializing in career and technical education (CTE) in high school 1.7M +186k Pathway Change: Specializing in CTE in high school 1.9M Starting on the high school pathway Educational Strategies Original Pathway: No postsecondary enrollment by age 22 1.1M +261. [...] Black/African American Change in number of Number of 30-year-olds in a good job 30-year-olds in a good job In high school from pathway change Original Pathway: Not specializing in career and 177k technical education (CTE) in high school +19k Pathway Change: Specializing in CTE in high school 196k Starting on the high school pathway Educational Strategies Original Pathway: No postsecondary enrollme. [...] Men Women Change in number of Change in number of Number of 30-year-olds in a good job 30-year-olds in a good job Number of 30-year-olds in a good job 30-year-olds in a good job In high school from pathway change from pathway change Original Pathway: Not specializing in career and 1,171k 520k technical education (CTE) in high school +157k +29k Pathway Change: Specializing in CTE in high school 1,3. [...] High SES Low SES Change in number of Change in number of 30-year-olds in a good job 30-year-olds in a good job Number of 30-year-olds in a good job from pathway change Number of 30-year-olds in a good job from pathway change In high school Original Pathway: Not specializing in career and 723k 958k technical education (CTE) in high school +83k +103k Pathway Change: Specializing in CTE in high schoo. [...] Differences by gender: ⟐ For women, entering a bachelor’s degree program by age 22 is associated with a 14-percentage- point increase in the likelihood of having a good job, and 2.4 million young women in the current cohort are eligible to enroll in a bachelor’s degree program by age 22.