I remember this article well, because the findings are so disheartening for educators. An extensive query about the methodology was conducted, but it couldn't be faulted. 

I'm very interested in the "why"-- is the stigma of prison outweighing the usually positive (albeit small) effects of the GED?

Do minorities show a slight earnings gain because they start with such low earnings?
Does anyone have any insights ?
Barb Garner
Editor, Focus on Basics
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From: Daphne Greenberg <ALCDGG at langate.gsu.edu>
Date: 2006/11/28 Tue PM 01:55:10 CST
To: PovertyRaceWomen at nifl.gov
Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 72] economic impact of earning a GED while in	prison

On the Focus on Basics list, Julie McKinney, the list moderator posted another article which may be of interest to some of you:
What are the Economic Effects of Earning a GED in Prison?
http://www.ncsall.net/?id=822 
In case you don't feel like reading the whole article, the aspect that I think is of interest to this listserv is that the study looked at the differences of the economic impact of earning a GED while in prison, between white and nonwhite ex-offenders: “Among racial and ethnic minority offenders * primarily African Americans with a smaller number of Hispanics * we found about a 20 percent increase in the earnings among GED holders relative to non-GED holders in the first post-release year. This effect declined in the second year and by the third year it fell away to basically zero,” explains Tyler. “We found that, for white offenders, there was no difference in the post-release earnings or employment for individuals who got a GED versus those who did not.” 

Any thoughts/reactions?
Daphne


Daphne Greenberg
Assistant Professor
Educational Psych. & Special Ed.
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 3979
Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3979
phone: 404-651-0127
fax:404-651-4901
dgreenberg at gsu.edu

Daphne Greenberg
Associate Director
Center for the Study of Adult Literacy
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 3977
Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3977
phone: 404-651-0127
fax:404-651-4901
dgreenberg at gsu.edu

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