Hudson Institute Releases Study on Improving Education and Earnings for Low-Income Students

Washington—Students from low-income families are underrepresented at every milestone in the educational pipeline, limiting their ability to break the cycle of poverty.

Hudson Institute will release a new study entitled Pathways to Boosting the Earnings of Low-Income Students by Increasing Their Educational Attainment by CNA economists Louis Jacobson and Christine Mokher. Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the paper examines case studies of 145,000 students in the State of Florida from 1996 to 2007 and presents new evidence that relates educational achievement to earnings. This study is the largest ever to correlate education and income levels. The conclusion: a two-year degree in the health care field holds the promise of a well-paying career for students of many degrees of ability. The report can be found here.

Experts such as Professor Thomas Bailey, Columbia University Teachers College; Professor Harry Holzer, Georgetown University; Professor Anthony Carnevale, Georgetown University; Chester E. Finn, Thomas B. Fordham Foundation; Frederick Hess, American Enterprise Institute; and Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Hudson Institute will comment.

WHAT:  Release of New Study on Improving Earnings for Low-Income Students

WHEN:  January 21, 2009, 9:30 am to noon

WHERE:  Hudson Institute, 6^th Floor,

To RSVP (acceptances only) or to request information, please contact Hudson Institute at 202.974.6451 or e-mail Astha Shrestha at Astha@hudson.org. 

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Hudson's Center for Employment Policy is grateful to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the funding of this research.  

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