Why six years of high school might pay off in the workforce

Name: Why six years of high school might pay off in the workforce
Uploaded: 2014-04-11T00:37:15Z
Duration: P495S
Description: At Pathways in Technology Early College High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., students are expected to attend for six years, earning both a high school diploma and a two-year Associate’s degree. P-TECH and other schools based on the same model aim to give students from low-income families a head start on college with free, career-oriented coursework. Hari Sreenivasan tells the story.

Clip: 04/10/2014 | 8m 15s

At Pathways in Technology Early College High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., students are expected to attend for six years, earning both a high school diploma and a two-year Associate’s degree. P-TECH and other schools based on the same model aim to give students from low-income families a head start on college with free, career-oriented coursework. Hari Sreenivasan tells the story.

Aired: 04/10/14

Rating: NR

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