which affected GED test takers in Texas. We utilize unique data from the Texas Schools Micro Data Panel (TSMP) which contain … demographic and GED test score information from the Texas Education Agency linked to pre- and post-test taking Unemployment … Insurance quarterly wage records from the Texas Workforce Commission. Comparing Texas dropouts who acquired a GED before the …

Texas requires a school district to offer bilingual education when its enrollment of limited English proficient (LEP …

-year graduation. Importantly, we take advantage of a unique institutional feature of the Texas higher education system to control for …