Imagine the transition from youth to adulthood as a canyon, with high school graduation on one side and life as a successful adult on the other. How do young people get across that canyon?
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This ethnographic report comes from voices from youth ages 15-24 and their adult supporters on the challenges beyond K-12.
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MARKERS OF A SUCCESSFUL CANYON CROSSING

What does adulthood ideally look like after crossing the canyon? Our adult and youth interviewees described a fulfilling adult life, and we synthesized what they told us into three themes:
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