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Goodwill created a new high school for dropouts − it led to better jobs and higher wages

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par Patrick Turner, Associate Research Professor of Economics, University of Notre Dame

When Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana realized most of the clients in its job-training program lacked a high school diploma, it set out to address the issue.

In 2010, with the help of per-pupil funding from the state, the nonprofit opened The Excel Center, a tuition-free high school tailored for adults. The charter school offered flexible schedules, free on-site child care, transportation assistance and a life coach. Thirteen years later, research by my team at the University…

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