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December 2000

“Second-chance” strategies for women who drop out of school

Kathryn Parker Boudett, Richard J. Murnane, John B. Willett

Young female dropouts may make several kinds of educational investments, all of which enhance earned income markedly; for the average woman, however, the increase in earnings is not enough to lift a family out of poverty

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