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Funder

Smith Richardson Foundation

Recipient

Harvard University

Date: 12-31-1997

Amount: 53,408

Comment: Are GED Preparation Programs an Effective Way to Prepare School Dropouts for Work?
This grant supports research that will examine whether the General Education Development certificate improves job and earning prospects. Richard Murnane will analyze GED test resutls for 600,000 school dropouts and link them to data on employment and earnings. The research will produce a book and articles for the policy community and the public.