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    A large study examined the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of Americans ages 23-40 who graduated from different types of high schools. The study found: Those who attended non-religious private schools were most likely to volunteer and engage in politics, and least likely to want jobs with roots in a community or get divorced. Religious homeschool graduates were most likely to want high-paying jobs and marry young, and least likely to care about helping others through work or volunteering. Catholic school graduates were most likely to have high incomes and engage in protests, while conservative Protestant school graduates were most likely to want helping careers and have large families. Public school graduates with a Christian background were most likely

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    A large study examined the attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of Americans ages 23-40 who graduated from different types of high schools. The study found: Those who attended non-religious private schools were most likely to volunteer and engage in politics, and least likely to want jobs with roots in a community or get divorced. Religious homeschool graduates were most likely to want high-paying jobs and marry young, and least likely to care about helping others through work or volunteering. Catholic school graduates were most likely to have high incomes and engage in protests, while conservative Protestant school graduates were most likely to want helping careers and have large families. Public school graduates with a Christian background were most likely

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    SPOTLIGHT: The Lasting Effects of Your School

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    a New survey found that Christian schooling makes a differenceand that different kinds of Christian education produce different results among their graduates. The large study from Cardus, a Hamilton, Ontariobased Christian thinktank (formerly the Work Research Foundation), examined the attitudes, beliefs, and behavior of Americans ages 2340that is, 6 to 21 years after high school graduationand took into account more than 30 variables known to influence development (such as frequency of religious service attendance, race, and educational attainment).

    nOnrELIGIOuS PrIvaTE
    Most likely to: Spend a lot of time volunteering; be involved in political campaigns; like new and exciting experiences, even if it means breaking the rules; marry later in life. least likely to: Want a job that establishes roots in a community and not have to move from place to place; get divorced; have a large family; know elected officials or ceos.

    rELIGIOuS HOmESCHOOL
    Most likely to: Want a job that pays well; get divorced; feel helpless in dealing with the problems of life; lack any clear goals or sense of direction; accept authority of church leadership; feel prepared for a vibrant religious and spiritual life; marry young. least likely to: Want a job that is directly helpful to others or is worthwhile to society; spend much time volunteering or going on mission trips; be involved in political campaigns.

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    CaTHOLIC
    Most likely to: earn a high income; engage in political protests; make political contributions. least likely to: Accept authority of church leadership.

    COnSErvaTIvE PrOTESTanT
    a Most likely to: Want helpful job that is directly to others and fulfills relie gious calling; have a larg a family; read the Bible; be gation; feel leader in congre prepared for relationships. a least likely to: Want job that pays well; like new and exciting experiences; feel helpless in dealing ; with the problems of life ts engage in political boycot ke political or protests; ma contributions.

    Religious HomescHool VeeR

    PubLIC (christian graduates of public schools)


    Most likely to: Want a job that is worthwhile to society; spend a lot of time volunteering; express an interest in politics; know a community leader. least likely to: Feel prepared for relationships or a vibrant religious spiritual life.

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