Dropouts
Read more about people who leave school before earning a diploma and schools’ efforts to get all students to graduate
College & Workforce Readiness
Intense Focus Needed to Help Homeless Students Stay in School, Study Argues
Disconnections make it tough for homeless students to stay in school, says a new study, but new requirements in the Every Student Succeeds Act bolster resources for their support.
College & Workforce Readiness
Renewed Focus Needed to Help Homeless Students Stay in School, Study Argues
Disconnections make it tough for homeless students to stay in school, says a new study, which also details the new requirements in the Every Student Succeeds Act that bolster resources for their support.
Equity & Diversity
Chronic Absenteeism: New Data Paints Clearest Picture Yet of 'Crisis,' Feds Say
A new, first-of-its-kind trove of federal data on chronic absenteeism shows the depth of what officials and advocates have labeled a crisis. Here are some of the most striking facts.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Opinion
Not All School Attendance Data Are Created Equal
To address absenteeism, it's not enough to just look at numbers of school days students miss, write Russell Rumberger and Michael Gottfried.
Equity & Diversity
U.S. Graduation Rate Breaks Another Record
Eighty-two percent of the class of 2014 graduated on time, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Education, but American Indian, black, and Latino students continue to trail their white peers.
School & District Management
Suspensions Have a Multi-Billion-Dollar Cost Nationwide, Study Says
Nationwide, 10th-grade suspensions have more than $35 billion in economic effects, researchers concluded after analyzing federal data and existing research.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
Why 10th Grade Should Be the New Senior Year
Allowing students to graduate after their sophomore year and providing two years of alternative options could curb dropout rates, proposes Blair E. Lybbert.
Federal
For Stalled ELL Students, Graduation Is Often an Elusive Goal
Long-term English-learners—those who are not considered proficient for five or more years—are at a great risk of dropping out of school. What can schools do to keep these students on track to graduate?
Federal
Para los ELL, graduarse es una meta difícil de lograr
Los estudiantes de inglés a largo plazo enfrentan un alto riesgo de abandonar la escuela. ¿Qué pueden hacer las escuelas para ayudar a estos estudiantes a adquirir un buen dominio del inglés y a mantenerse en el camino para graduarse?
College & Workforce Readiness
Charter, Alternative, Virtual Schools Account for Most Low-Grad-Rate Schools, Study Finds
The seventh annual "Grad Nation" report finds that nontraditional high schools contribute disproportionately to the picture of low graduation rates, and calls for greater attention to these schools, especially since they serve large shares of vulnerable students.
School & District Management
How Students' Emotions Affect Their Schooling
Helping students rethink the emotions they feel during stressful transitions can make a big difference, new research has found.
College & Workforce Readiness
Trauma-Informed Practices Will Help Tackle Chronic Absenteeism in Oregon
A new law in Oregon includes grant funding for schools to pilot "trauma-informed" solutions to chronic absenteeism.
College & Workforce Readiness
Studies Explore Reasons for 'Fade-Out' Effect
A new wave of projects explores why the benefits seen in many academic interventions aren't sustained as students move through school.
College & Workforce Readiness
States Move to Issue High School Diplomas Retroactively
Students who never passed the required high school exit exam are getting their diplomas under new laws passed in at least six states.