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

2,562 views · Published 11 April 2014 · 8:16 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: PBS NewsHour · 2014 · People & Blogs

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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.

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