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Using nationally representative High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 data, the analysis tests the relationship between STEM-focused CTE (STEMCTE) course-taking and school engagement for low-income students. 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[https://journals.sagepub.com/home/ero](https://journals.sagepub.com/home/ero)  \nDo Career-Engaging Courses Engage Low-Income Students?  \nJay Stratte Plasman  \nThe Ohio State University  \nMichael A. Gottfried  \nUniversity of Pennsylvania  \nDaniel J. Klasik  \nUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill  \nEncouraging school engagement is crucial to promoting positive outcomes for high school students. One potential means to promote school engagement may be through career and technical education (CTE) coursework, which is specifically designed to be educationally engaging, particularly for vulnerable populations such as those from low-income backgrounds. Yet, little is known about whether these courses do in fact link to higher school engagement. Through analysis of the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009—a nationally representative data set—we explored the link between STEM-focused CTE (STEMCTE) coursetaking and school engagement for low-income students. To do so, we employed an instrumental variable estimation technique and found that taking STEM-CTE courses related to higher school engagement for low-income students. We conclude with a discussion of implications for students, practitioners, and policymakers.  \nKeywords: career and technical education, secondary school, low-income students, engagement  \nSchool engagement links to numerous positive student outcomes: school performance, increased probability of high school graduation, lower chances of illicit activity, higher odds of employment, and fewer behavioral problems (Broadhurst et al., 2005; Gershenson et al., 2017; Goodman, 2014; Kane, 2006; Rumberger, 1995) . These consequences fall disproportionately on low-income students (Rumberger & Rotermund, 2012). Although some prior work has identified the role of coursework in promoting school engagement (Fredricks et al., 2004; National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, 2004; Rumberger & Rotermund, 2012), little attention has been paid to whether careerfocused courses, specifically designed to boost school engagement, make a difference. We address this issue by documenting the role of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics career and technical education (i.e., STEMCTE) courses in improving school engagement among lowincome high school students.  \nWhat Are STEM-CTE Courses?  \nCTE courses are governed by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, which represents a concerted effort by the Federal government to help students relate their high school experiences to college and career opportunities (Brand et al., 2013) . In particular, the 2006 iteration of the  \nPerkins Act (“Perkins IV”) was a critical turning point in high school career coursetaking—emphasizing career trajectories rather than “vocational” courses. Through Perkins IV, CTE courses were redesigned to provide “competencybased applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, technical skills and occupation-specific skills” (Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, p. 4) . One goal of the act was to develop career-related skillsets for students with a wide range of ability levels and highlight the relevance of high school coursework for success in college and later in career (Gottfried et al., 2014) .  \nPerkins IV emphasized STEM-related course content—that is,“STEM-CTE.” True to the fourth iteration of the Perkins Act, STEM-CTE courses focus on applying math and science skills in practically relevant ways, and they emphasize the relevance of academic math and science concepts to college and career experiences by incorporating“hands-on” quantitative reasoning, logic, and problem-solving skills. These courses assume t","cbCaistej1rgspBK","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaistej1rgspBK","pdf",506566,17,"English","# Do Career-Engaging Courses Engage Low-Income Students?\n## School engagement and low-income students\n## What Are STEM-CTE Courses?\n## Carl D. 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