Dropouts

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Spotlight on Dropout Prevention

This Spotlight examines how schools are using new strategies and a whatever-it-takes attitude to discourage dropping out and boost graduation rates.

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What States and Nonprofits Are Doing to Encourage Early High School Graduation
To save money and encourage students to work hard, states and nonprofits offer incentives for early high school graduation.

What Students Are Saying About College Readiness and What High Schools Can Do
Students surveyed by the College Board one year after graduating from high school voiced regret about not taking more difficult courses to better prepare themselves for college.

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Diplomas Count
This report reconsiders the "college for all" movement and examines postsecondary options for students.

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Graduation rates are expected to "drop" in many states due to a change in federal rules for reporting those rates.
April 3, 2012 - Education Week
Letter to the Editor
Dropping Out Should Be an Option
March 6, 2012 - Education Week
Sixty-five percent of the city's young adults without a high school diploma are unemployed. Monica Reyes is one of them.
February 10, 2012 - Education Week
The president's call to raise the compulsory-attendance age to 18 may spark action in legislatures, but experts doubt the impact on dropout rates.
February 7, 2012 - Education Week
President Barack Obama takes aim at an issue that resonates with a constituency likely to be important to his re-election campaign: college students struggling to pay off their student loans.
January 27, 2012 - Education Week
Lawmakers need to address the issue of chronic school absenteeism, Hedy Chang and Robert Balfanz write.
January 4, 2012 - Education Week
Eric Fox believes that all children face the danger of not developing their potential, and that educators have a responsibility to go the extra mile.
December 13, 2011 - Education Week
At the forefront of collecting and sharing student data, Kentucky has seen big improvements in college-going and remediation rates.
November 15, 2011 - Education Week
Sponsors of the GED view its revision as a step toward postsecondary training rather than the end of a student's formal education.
November 14, 2011 - Education Week
A new study finds growing numbers of states using data to identify students at risk of dropping out but researchers say these early warning systems ought to reach students in even earlier grades.
November 1, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week

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