Education and Career Planning in High School: A National Study of School and Student Characteristics and College-Going Behaviors

This infographic describes the findings from a correlational study using nationally representative data (High School Longitudinal Study of 2009) to examine the relationships between students' participation in three core activities of education and career planning during high school and their subsequent attainment of key outcomes associated with going to college. Also included in the infographic are study implications and suggestions for how state audiences can use the study findings in policymaking and education and career planning implementation.