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Book High School Dropout  Graduation  and Completion Rates

Download or read book High School Dropout Graduation and Completion Rates written by National Academy of Education and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-04-17 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High school graduation and dropout rates have long been used as indicators of educational system productivity and effectiveness and of social and economic well being. While determining these rates may seem like a straightforward task, their calculation is in fact quite complicated. How does one count a student who leaves a regular high school but later completes a GED? How does one count a student who spends most of his/her high school years at one school and then transfers to another? If the student graduates, which school should receive credit? If the student drops out, which school should take responsibility? High School Dropout, Graduation, and Completion Rates addresses these issues and to examine (1) the strengths, limitations, accuracy, and utility of the available dropout and completion measures; (2) the state of the art with respect to longitudinal data systems; and (3) ways that dropout and completion rates can be used to improve policy and practice.

Book The College Dropout Scandal

Download or read book The College Dropout Scandal written by David Kirp and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Higher education today faces a host of challenges, from quality to cost. But too little attention gets paid to a startling fact: four out of ten students -- that's more than ten percent of the entire population - -who start college drop out. The situation is particularly dire for black and Latino students, those from poor families, and those who are first in their families to attend college. In The College Dropout Scandal, David Kirp outlines the scale of the problem and shows that it's fixable - -we already have the tools to boost graduation rates and shrink the achievement gap. Many college administrators know what has to be done, but many of them are not doing the job - -the dropout rate hasn't decreased for decades. It's not elite schools like Harvard or Williams who are setting the example, but places like City University of New York and Long Beach State, which are doing the hard work to assure that more students have a better education and a diploma. As in his New York Times columns, Kirp relies on vivid, on-the-ground reporting, conversations with campus leaders, faculty and students, as well as cogent overviews of cutting-edge research to identify the institutional reforms--like using big data to quickly identify at-risk students and get them the support they need -- and the behavioral strategies -- from nudges to mindset changes - -that have been proven to work. Through engaging stories that shine a light on an underappreciated problem in colleges today, David Kirp's hopeful book will prompt colleges to make student success a top priority and push more students across the finish line, keeping their hopes of achieving the American Dream alive.

Book Rethinking High School Graduation Rates and Trends

Download or read book Rethinking High School Graduation Rates and Trends written by Lawrence R. Mishel and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a knowledge-driven economy, those without at least a high school diploma will be far more limited in their work prospects than those with one. But scholars and educators disagree on the rate of graduation in U.S. high schools. Some new statistics seriously understate minority graduation rates and fail to reflect the tremendous progress in the last few decades in closing the black-white and the Hispanic-white graduation gaps. Rethinking High School Graduation Rates and Trends analyzes the current sources of available data on high school completion and dropout rates and finds that, while graduation rates need much improvement, they are higher, and getting better.

Book Dropout Rates in the United States  1993

Download or read book Dropout Rates in the United States 1993 written by Marilyn M. McMillens and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents data for 1993 on high school dropout and retention rates. Also examines high school completion and graduation rates. Over 40 charts, tables and graphs.

Book Dropouts in America

Download or read book Dropouts in America written by Gary Orfield and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only half of our nation's minority students graduate from high school. Dropouts in America confronts the challenges facing urban schools, as well as strategies to combat increasing high school dropout rates in the face of higher academic expectations.

Book Understanding Dropouts

    Book Details:
  • Author : National Research Council
  • Publisher : National Academies Press
  • Release : 2001-08-29
  • ISBN : 0309170583
  • Pages : 66 pages

Download or read book Understanding Dropouts written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-08-29 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The role played by testing in the nation's public school system has been increasing steadily-and growing more complicated-for more than 20 years. The Committee on Educational Excellence and Testing Equity (CEETE) was formed to monitor the effects of education reform, particularly testing, on students at risk for academic failure because of poverty, lack of proficiency in English, disability, or membership in population subgroups that have been educationally disadvantaged. The committee recognizes the important potential benefits of standards-based reforms and of test results in revealing the impact of reform efforts on these students. The committee also recognizes the valuable role graduation tests can potentially play in making requirements concrete, in increasing the value of a diploma, and in motivating students and educators alike to work to higher standards. At the same time, educational testing is a complicated endeavor, that reality can fall far short of the model, and that testing cannot by itself provide the desired benefits. If testing is improperly used, it can have negative effects, such as encouraging school leaving, that can hit disadvantaged students hardest. The committee was concerned that the recent proliferation of high school exit examinations could have the unintended effect of increasing dropout rates among students whose rates are already far higher than the average, and has taken a close look at what is known about influences on dropout behavior and at the available data on dropouts and school completion.

Book Dropout Rates in the United States

Download or read book Dropout Rates in the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The B  A  Breakthrough

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  • Author : Richard Whitmire
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2019-04
  • ISBN : 9780578438511
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book The B A Breakthrough written by Richard Whitmire and published by . This book was released on 2019-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Public High School Four Year On Time Graduation Rates and Event Dropout Rates

Download or read book Public High School Four Year On Time Graduation Rates and Event Dropout Rates written by Marie C. Stetser and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-19 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report includes four-year on-time graduation rates and dropout rates for school years 2010-11 and 2011-12. A four-year on-time graduation rate provides a measure of the percent of students that successfully complete high school in 4-years with a regular high school diploma. This report includes national and state-level Averaged Freshman Graduation Rates, which the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has been producing for many years as an estimator for on-time graduation. New to this year's report, NCES builds off the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education's release of state-level Regulatory Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate data required under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Tables. This is a print on demand report.

Book Courage to Connect

Download or read book Courage to Connect written by María Robledo Montecel and published by . This book was released on 2010-07-13 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Flat World and Education

Download or read book The Flat World and Education written by Linda Darling-Hammond and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2015-04-17 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that the education system in America needs to make drastic changes in order to build a system of high-achieving and equitable schools that protects every child's right to learn.

Book A Plan for Evaluating the District of Columbia s Public Schools

Download or read book A Plan for Evaluating the District of Columbia s Public Schools written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-07-25 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The District of Columbia (DC) has struggled for decades to improve its public education system. In 2007 the DC government made a bold change in the way it governs public education with the goal of shaking up the system and bringing new energy to efforts to improve outcomes for students. The Public Education Reform Amendment Act (PERAA) shifted control of the city's public schools from an elected school board to the mayor, developed a new state department of education, created the position of chancellor, and made other significant management changes. A Plan for Evaluating the District of Columbia's Public Schools offers a framework for evaluating the effects of PERAA on DC's public schools. The book recommends an evaluation program that includes a systematic yearly public reporting of key data as well as in-depth studies of high-priority issues including: quality of teachers, principals, and other personnel; quality of classroom teaching and learning; capacity to serve vulnerable children and youth; promotion of family and community engagement; and quality and equity of operations, management, and facilities. As part of the evaluation program, the Mayor's Office should produce an annual report to the city on the status of the public schools, including an analysis of trends and all the underlying data. A Plan for Evaluating the District of Columbia's Public Schools suggests that D.C. engage local universities, philanthropic organizations, and other institutions to develop and sustain an infrastructure for ongoing research and evaluation of its public schools. Any effective evaluation program must be independent of school and city leaders and responsive to the needs of all stakeholders. Additionally, its research should meet the highest standards for technical quality.

Book Dropping Out

    Book Details:
  • Author : Russell W. Rumberger
  • Publisher : Harvard University Press
  • Release : 2012-11-19
  • ISBN : 0674266897
  • Pages : 321 pages

Download or read book Dropping Out written by Russell W. Rumberger and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-19 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vast majority of kids in the developed world finish high school—but not in the United States. More than a million kids drop out every year, around 7,000 a day, and the numbers are rising. Dropping Out offers a comprehensive overview by one of the country’s leading experts, and provides answers to fundamental questions: Who drops out, and why? What happens to them when they do? How can we prevent at-risk kids from short-circuiting their futures? Students start disengaging long before they get to high school, and the consequences are severe—not just for individuals but for the larger society and economy. Dropouts never catch up with high school graduates on any measure. They are less likely to find work at all, and more likely to live in poverty, commit crimes, and suffer health problems. Even life expectancy for dropouts is shorter by seven years than for those who earn a diploma. Rumberger advocates targeting the most vulnerable students as far back as the early elementary grades. And he levels sharp criticism at the conventional definition of success as readiness for college. He argues that high schools must offer all students what they need to succeed in the workplace and independent adult life. A more flexible and practical definition of achievement—one in which a high school education does not simply qualify you for more school—can make school make sense to young people. And maybe keep them there.

Book Graduation and Dropout Statistics Annual Report  2011 12  Report to the Legislature

Download or read book Graduation and Dropout Statistics Annual Report 2011 12 Report to the Legislature written by Deb Came and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graduation and dropout rates are important indicators of K-12 education in Washington State. The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) prepares an annual report that provides a review of graduation and dropout statistics for schools and districts in Washington. This report includes information for all students as well as the subcategories of students represented within the Washington State Report Card. Graduation rates are calculated using an adjusted cohort rate methodology, mandated by the U.S. Department of Education, which tracks individual students' enrollment statuses over time. Results are produced for both four- and five-year cohorts of students. The four-year graduation rate is 77.2 percent for the Class of 2012. This cohort is made up of students who entered ninth grade for the first time in 2008-09. This is an increase of 0.6 percent over the Class of 2011, which had a four-year graduation rate of 76.6 percent. The five-year adjusted cohort graduation rate, for students who entered ninth grade for the first time in 2007-08, is 78.9 percent. This is an increase of 0.7 percent over the previous year, when the five-year rate was 78.2 percent. Graduation rate patterns among subcategories of students are similar to previous years for both the four- and five-year cohorts. For the adjusted cohort four-year rate, Asian students have the highest graduation rate (84.4 percent), followed by White students (80.4 percent), students identified with Two or More Races (78.1 percent), Black students (67.1 percent), Hispanic students (66.7 percent), Pacific Islander students (64.5) and American Indian students (56.8 percent). Female students have a higher graduation rate than male students (80.7 percent compared to 73.7 percent). Certain subgroups, including special education, limited English, low-income, and migrant students have graduation rates lower than the all-student rate. Students with a 504 Plan, however, have a rate (78.1 percent) that is higher than that for all students (77.2 percent). For the adjusted five-year rate, Asian students have the highest graduation rate (86.1 percent), followed by White students (81.6 percent), students identified with Two or More Races (80.2 percent), Hispanic students (70.4 percent), Black students (68.3 percent), Pacific Islander students (66.6) and American Indian students (56.6 percent). Female students have a higher graduation rate than male students (82.0 percent compared to 75.9 percent). Certain subgroups, including special education, limited English, low-income, and migrant students have graduation rates lower than the all-student rate. Students with a 504 Plan, however, have a rate (82.3 percent) that is higher than that for all students (78.9 percent). The following appendix was prepared by the Washington State Institute for Public Policy: Estimated Benefits from Changes in Washington State's High School Graduation Rate. [Appendices A through J, which are not included in this report, are available as electronic files under "Graduation and Dropout Statistics" at http://www.k12.wa.us/DataAdmin/default.aspx.].

Book The Promise of Adolescence

    Book Details:
  • Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
  • Publisher : National Academies Press
  • Release : 2019-07-26
  • ISBN : 0309490111
  • Pages : 493 pages

Download or read book The Promise of Adolescence written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2019-07-26 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adolescenceâ€"beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20sâ€"is a critical period of development during which key areas of the brain mature and develop. These changes in brain structure, function, and connectivity mark adolescence as a period of opportunity to discover new vistas, to form relationships with peers and adults, and to explore one's developing identity. It is also a period of resilience that can ameliorate childhood setbacks and set the stage for a thriving trajectory over the life course. Because adolescents comprise nearly one-fourth of the entire U.S. population, the nation needs policies and practices that will better leverage these developmental opportunities to harness the promise of adolescenceâ€"rather than focusing myopically on containing its risks. This report examines the neurobiological and socio-behavioral science of adolescent development and outlines how this knowledge can be applied, both to promote adolescent well-being, resilience, and development, and to rectify structural barriers and inequalities in opportunity, enabling all adolescents to flourish.

Book Helping Students Graduate

    Book Details:
  • Author : Franklin Schargel
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2013-10-31
  • ISBN : 1317925823
  • Pages : 288 pages

Download or read book Helping Students Graduate written by Franklin Schargel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the fifteen strategies identified through research reviewed by The National Dropout Prevention Center and Network at Clemson University. Each chapter in this book was written by a nationally recognized authority in that field. Research has shown that these 15 strategies have been successfully implemented in all school levels from K - 12 in rural, suburban, and urban centers; as stand-alone programs or as part of systemic school improvement plans. Helping Students Graduate: A Strategic Approach to Dropout Prevention also covers No Child Left Behind and its effects on dropout rates; Dealing with Hispanic dropouts; Differences and similarities between rural and urban dropouts. These fifteen strategies have been adopted by the U.S. Department of Education. They are applicable to all students, including students with disabilities.

Book The Make or Break Year

    Book Details:
  • Author : Emily Krone Phillips
  • Publisher : The New Press
  • Release : 2019-01-08
  • ISBN : 1620973243
  • Pages : 273 pages

Download or read book The Make or Break Year written by Emily Krone Phillips and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Washington Post Bestseller An entirely fresh approach to ending the high school dropout crisis is revealed in this groundbreaking chronicle of unprecedented transformation in a city notorious for its "failing schools" In eighth grade, Eric thought he was going places. But by his second semester of freshman year at Hancock High, his D's in Environmental Science and French, plus an F in Mr. Castillo's Honors Algebra class, might have suggested otherwise. Research shows that students with more than one semester F during their freshman year are very unlikely to graduate. If Eric had attended Hancock—or any number of Chicago's public high schools—just a decade earlier, chances are good he would have dropped out. Instead, Hancock's new way of responding to failing grades, missed homework, and other red flags made it possible for Eric to get back on track. The Make-or-Break Year is the largely untold story of how a simple idea—that reorganizing schools to get students through the treacherous transitions of freshman year greatly increases the odds of those students graduating—changed the course of two Chicago high schools, an entire school system, and thousands of lives. Marshaling groundbreaking research on the teenage brain, peer relationships, and academic performance, journalist turned communications expert Emily Krone Phillips details the emergence of Freshman OnTrack, a program-cum-movement that is translating knowledge into action—and revolutionizing how teachers grade, mete out discipline, and provide social, emotional, and academic support to their students. This vivid description of real change in a faulty system will captivate anyone who cares about improving our nation's schools; it will inspire educators and families to reimagine their relationships with students like Eric, and others whose stories affirm the pivotal nature of ninth grade for all young people. In a moment of relentless focus on what doesn't work in education and the public sphere, Phillips's dramatic account examines what does.