Dropouts

Read more about people who leave school before earning a diploma and schools’ efforts to get all students to graduate
Preschool teacher Leesandra Arreaga plays with children at the Charles B. Tisdale Early Learning Center in Bridgeport, Conn. The state has shown a notable increase in its preschool enrollment, based on data compiled by the Education Week Research Center.
Preschool teacher Leesandra Arreaga plays with children at the Charles B. Tisdale Early Learning Center in Bridgeport, Conn. The state has shown a notable increase in its preschool enrollment, based on data compiled by the Education Week Research Center.
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Early Childhood The Keys to Student Success Include Starting Early and Following Through
States are concentrating their policy efforts on early-childhood education as well as transitioning young adults from high school to college.
Christina A. Samuels, September 5, 2018
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College & Workforce Readiness These Disciplinary Practices Can Lead Students to Drop Out of School
Using suspension as a disciplinary tactic can lead students to leave school altogether, feeling that no adult cared enough to understand their problems or provide support, according to a new study of Minnesota students.
Catherine Gewertz, July 11, 2018
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College & Workforce Readiness Report Roundup Career Education
Taking career and technical education classes in high school increases students' odds of graduating on time but doesn't improve their chances of enrolling in college, finds a new study in the American Educational Research Journal.
Catherine Gewertz, November 14, 2017
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College & Workforce Readiness Report Roundup Graduation Rates
The high school dropout rate among Hispanic students is at an all-time low, says a new study by the Pew Research Center.
Catherine Gewertz, October 10, 2017
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Equity & Diversity High School Dropout Rate Among Hispanics Reaches All-Time Low, Study Finds
The high school graduation rate among Hispanic students has dropped sharply in the past decade, reaching an all-time low.
Catherine Gewertz, October 2, 2017
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3 min read
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College & Workforce Readiness Opinion Credit Recovery May Be Flawed, But It's Fixable
Eliminating credit recovery as a path to graduation would do more harm than good, writes one assistant superintendent.
Monique Darrisaw-Akil, August 29, 2017
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3 min read
College & Workforce Readiness News in Brief Beleaguered Ohio Online Charter School Wants to Take on Dropout Recovery
ECOT, Ohio's online charter giant that one study found produced more dropouts than any other school in the nation, is moving into the dropout-prevention line of business.
Tribune News Service, August 29, 2017
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For 1.3 Million Homeless Youths, ESSA Is a Beacon of Hope States have a new opportunity to help homeless students under ESSA, but only if they plan strategically, write Barbara Duffield & John Bridgeland
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Every Student Succeeds Act Opinion For 1.3 Million Homeless Youths, ESSA Is a Beacon of Hope
States have a new opportunity to help homeless students under ESSA, but only if they plan strategically, write Barbara Duffield & John Bridgeland.
Barbara Duffield & John M. Bridgeland, July 31, 2017
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5 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Opinion From School Failure to School Success: Lessons from a Chicago High School
A Chicago school principal shares research-based practices that helped turn her school around. Contributed by the UChicago Consortium on School Research.
Urban Education Contributor, July 27, 2017
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College & Workforce Readiness Opinion How Did Helping 9th Graders Improve Chicago's Grad. Rates?
Research findings transform the way schools support students, resulting in significant improvements. Contributed by the UChicago Consortium on School Research.
Urban Education Contributor, July 24, 2017
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4 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Report Roundup Research Report: Social-Emotional Learning
Programs that teach students how to recognize their emotions, solve problems, and form healthy relationships may continue to show positive benefits for students months or years after they complete them, concludes a new meta-analysis in the journal Child Development.
Evie Blad, July 18, 2017
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Mirta Rosales, the parent coordinator at P.S. 188 in New York City, greets a student during the last week of the school year. The school provides a range of health and social services to students and families in an effort to blunt the effects of poverty on student achievement and is part of a growing national trend of community schools.
Mirta Rosales, the parent coordinator at P.S. 188 in New York City, greets a student during the last week of the school year. The school provides a range of health and social services to students and families in an effort to blunt the effects of poverty on student achievement and is part of a growing national trend of community schools.
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Student Well-Being As Schools Tackle Poverty, Attendance Goes Up, But Academic Gains Are Tepid
Flooding impoverished schools with health and social services is not new, but these so-called "community schools" initiatives are gaining steam in places like New York City. But is it an effective strategy for improving long struggling schools?
Denisa R. Superville, July 11, 2017
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College & Workforce Readiness Opinion Will Free Community College Really Help Low-Income Students?
Free community college is an exciting idea, but it's not enough to get students over the finish line, cautions Kate Schwass.
Kate Schwass, June 23, 2017
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Equity & Diversity Study: Black Students More Likely to Graduate if They Have One Black Teacher
If a low-income black student has just one black teacher in elementary school, that student's probability of dropping out is reduced by 29 percent.
Madeline Will, April 6, 2017
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