Characteristics of GED Recipients in High School: 2002

Title:	Characteristics of GED Recipients in High School: 2002–06
Description:	This Issue Brief uses the Education Longitudinal Study of2002 to compare the demographics, high school experiences, and academic achievement of 10th graders who four years later were GED recipients, high school graduates or high school dropouts.
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Cover Date:	November 2011
Web Release:	November 16, 2011
Publication #:	NCES 2012025
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Nathaniel Malkus and Anindita Sen
Type of Product:	Issue Brief
Survey/Program Areas:	Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS)
Keywords:	Academic Persistence High School • high school dropouts • high school graduates • high school students
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