Pathways after High School: Evaluation of the Urban Alliance High School Internship Program

This Urban Institute report details an evaluation of a high school internship program at Urban Alliance in Washington, DC. The program provided training, an internship, and mentorship to high school seniors at risk of becoming disconnected from school and work. Using an experimental design, the researchers compared outcomes between the treatment and control groups two years after high school. Key findings include an increase in the probability of graduating from high school and enrolling and persisting in college for males in the treatment group, as well as a positive impact on hard and soft skills at the one year mark.