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.
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.
Download or read book Understanding the Factors that Affect Graduation Rates in Public School Districts in the United States and Improving Strategies Used to Raise Graduation Rates in the Los Angeles Unified School District written by Julio A. Martinez (Graduate student) and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graduation rates at public schools in the United States are not where they are supposed to be. The average national graduation rate is 84.6%. Public schools have struggled to raise graduation rates to 100% and to make sure students are getting the best education possible. High school dropouts usually have a difficult time finding a full-time job and earn considerably less in their lifetime than graduates do. As adults, they tend to need assistance with housing, food, and other vital necessities. Dropouts also tend to commit more crimes and have a higher chance of being incarcerated during their adulthood. Low graduation rates are attributable to factors inherent to students' socioeconomic backgrounds, behaviors, and choices, as well as challenges faced by the public school districts. The factors predicting academic failure among high school students are dynamically intertwined and co-dependent. Many policies have passed and failed or not done enough to raise graduation rates to the ultimate goal of 100%. This proposed study intends to shed light on the factors that affect graduation rates in the Los Angeles Unified School District and finding ways to improve the strategies that are currently being used to monitor and raise graduation rates. This paper will propose a two-phase mixed methods approach via an emailed or mailed survey to administrators, parents, and students querying their knowledge and opinion on the factors that affect graduation rates at their schools. Suggested improvements to strategies to raise graduation rates that are currently in place will be the result of the study.
Download or read book Dropout Prevention written by Duke University. Center for Child and Family Policy and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Completing College written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The report examines retention and degree attainment of 210,056 first-time, full-time students at 356 four-year non-profit institutions, using a combination of CIRP (Cooperative Institutional Research Program) Freshman Survey data and student graduation data from the National Student Clearinghouse"--Publisher's web site.
Download or read book More High School Graduates How Schools Can Save Students FromDropping Out written by Ben Levin and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "More High School Graduates" is a comprehensive guide for school leaders and government policymakers committed to boosting high school graduation rates. Drawing from his knowledge as an education official and professor, author Ben Levin presents a system to turn around secondary schools that is adaptable for local-, district-, and state-level decision making. Offering a road map for improvement, this book's practical and specific recommendations have increased graduation rates across hundreds of high schools. Components include: (1) Keeping track of all students' progress and intervening early to prevent failure; (2) Establishing curriculum and graduation requirements that support increased student success; (3) Improving teaching and learning; (4) Connecting with the community to engage families, local businesses, and other stakeholders in improving graduation rates; and (5) Implementing methods for planning, communicating, and winning support. The stigma of "dropout factories" hangs over school districts and education agencies. This book helps turn any school or district into a success factory producing more graduates and better learning outcomes. [Foreword by Michael Fullan. This book is a joint publication with opc.].
Download or read book AN ANALYSIS OF A PLAN TO IMPROVE THE GRADUATION RATES IN JOHNSTON COUNTY SCHOOLS written by David Ross Renfrow and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There have been limited qualitative case studies exploring effective strategies designed to improve graduation rates in rural school districts. Specifically, few studies have presented information based solely upon the voices of practitioners themselves in solving the graduation crisis in America's public schools. This study will add to the existing literature by presenting data generated from within a large, rural school district in eastern North Carolina. This qualitative study utilized the Critical Incident Case Study Model as the tool to produce data from surveys and interviews with principals, graduation coaches, and Student Services personnel in the Johnston County Schools concerning information pertinent to improving cohort graduation rates within the school district to 90%. Qualitative research designs that utilize case studies afford the researcher an in-depth study of an individual group, institution, organization or program. Specifically, this study will examine responses from interviews and surveys concerning stakeholder views on strategies to improve graduation rates to 90% within the district in the effort of merging those proven strategies into a Graduation Improvement Plan for the district. The analysis of data will help in creating a Graduation Improvement Plan for the district with strategies aimed at aiding and assisting at risk students in elementary, middle, and high school.
Download or read book How College Affects Students written by Matthew J. Mayhew and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling analysis of higher education's impact, updated with the latest data How College Affects Students synthesizes over 1,800 individual research investigations to provide a deeper understanding of how the undergraduate experience affects student populations. Volume 3 contains the findings accumulated between 2002 and 2013, covering diverse aspects of college impact, including cognitive and moral development, attitudes and values, psychosocial change, educational attainment, and the economic, career, and quality of life outcomes after college. Each chapter compares current findings with those of Volumes 1 and 2 (covering 1967 to 2001) and highlights the extent of agreement and disagreement in research findings over the past 45 years. The structure of each chapter allows readers to understand if and how college works and, of equal importance, for whom does it work. This book is an invaluable resource for administrators, faculty, policymakers, and student affairs practitioners, and provides key insight into the impact of their work. Higher education is under more intense scrutiny than ever before, and understanding its impact on students is critical for shaping the way forward. This book distills important research on a broad array of topics to provide a cohesive picture of student experiences and outcomes by: Reviewing a decade's worth of research; Comparing current findings with those of past decades; Examining a multifaceted analysis of higher education's impact; and Informing policy and practice with empirical evidence Amidst the current introspection and skepticism surrounding higher education, there is a massive body of research that must be synthesized to enhance understanding of college's effects. How College Affects Students compiles, organizes, and distills this information in one place, and makes it available to research and practitioner audiences; Volume 3 provides insight on the past decade, with the expert analysis characteristic of this seminal work.
Download or read book Graduation for All written by Camilla A. Lehr and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2005-06-08 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I found this book well organized and very user friendly. It outlines from beginning to end a process for taking on the issue of school dropout." -Geralynn Olvey, Program Specialist Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center, CO "The authors supply insight into areas of early intervention, truancy indicators, and the importance of students feeling that they belong to their school and of their own engagement, whether it is by academics, the arts, or extracurricular activities." -Nancy Avolese, State Coordinator of Alternative Education Pennsylvania Department of Education Effective dropout prevention strategies for educators! How can teachers and administrators steer students toward graduation and away from dropping out? What determining factors contribute to a student′s choice to drop out? Why is high school graduation such an important issue in society today? Effective prevention and intervention programs for the most vulnerable students are key to improving graduation rates. This practitioner-friendly resource offers guidelines for implementing dropout prevention strategies in the classroom, throughout the school, and at the district level. Graduation for All melds research and practical tools to include both evidence-based intervention models and real-world examples. With the goal of producing an educated citizenry that contributes to the world in positive ways, the authors present tools and a plan for: Increasing graduation rates while decreasing dropout rates Meeting the standards set by the No Child Left Behind Act Pinpointing the most critical years for establishing a solid educational foundation Connecting with other groups to share ideas and prepare for change The impact of increased graduation rates reaches beyond statistics-more graduates mean more individuals who are better prepared to meet the challenges of life after school, and better outcomes for youth, schools, and society in general.
Download or read book A Superintendents Guide for Better Understanding CPI and NCES Graduation Rates written by Patricia Marie Hogan-Newsome and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2001 No Child Left Behind Act required states to report graduation rates as a condition of high school accountability for receipt and use of federal Title I funds, and to set growth targets that would ensure all students graduate from high school. It also reaffirmed the long-standing national policy that graduation rates be used as the indicator of high school quality and effectiveness. However, the method used by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to calculate graduation rates has generated multiple claims from some researchers that the graduation rates reported by NCES are inflated for all groups and exceptionally exaggerated for students of color. Understanding, interpreting and effectively using graduation rate data is politically and educationally challenging for all stakeholders, but most challenging for superintendents of local school districts. These education leaders must make wise and effective decisions about institutional and educational improvements to increase graduation rates as a part of mandated state and federal accountability and improvement goals. This study reviews the literature on methods used to calculate graduation rates and uses California open source data to examine the results of two frequently used and discussed methods. The goal of this study is to: 1) provide superintendents with additional information and knowledge about how graduation rates are calculated, or more importantly, miscalculated; 2) identify common problems with the data; 3) contribute to a discussion on how superintendents may best use the data; and 4) consider implications for decision making that may help them meet the challenges of improving or increasing graduation rates in their districts.
Download or read book The Purpose Driven Student written by Donald Kelley and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-22 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction The Purpose-Driven Student details my credentials and life events leading me to become a Purpose-Driven Student and later a Purpose-Driven Professor at Arizona State University. When I was a teen, it was common practice for young boys to drop out of school to become coal miners. Our schools taught coal mining as the best place for young men to work. I thought school was a waste of time because coal-miners needed little education. During elementary school, my father became ill with a fatal black lung and could no longer work in a coal mine. He opened a small grocery store, about the size of a two-car garage in the front, with two pool tables in the backroom. Selling groceries earned barely enough income. My younger brother and I suffered as low-income students. We were poor white trash! I am a native of West Virginia, a state known for supporting the coal-mining industry and ignoring educational funding. My school had limited space for youngsters from the fifth through the eighth grades. We attended half-day morning sessions and other pupils used the same classroom during the afternoon. My low-income student status taught me that prejudice is a clear and existing hazard to self-confidence and learning. The Purpose-Driven Student lights the path of student higher performance by:* Helping teachers remove student constraints imposed by poverty* Using positive peer pressure to create an innovative learning culture* Simplifying a course using The Purpose-Driven Student teaching method* Reaching and teaching Low-income pupils* Building up a student centered classroom* Applying detailed plans to increase teaching and learning efficiency* Transferring learning responsibility from the teacher to the student* Attacking the reason public schools have low-income pupils* Confronting the cause of American middle income shrinking to the low-income class* Recognizing that education ensures better-paying jobs with greater chances of holding employment* Advancing the principle that students learn faster and in greater depth through positive peer pressures. The Purpose-Driven-Student presents teachers with needed tools to turn a low-income student for a lifetime of poverty into a successful adult. An energy-filled adult with a vision of the future is unstoppable in reaching a satisfying career destination. That means a lifetime filled with joy-going to work Mondays and sometimes holidays-because they adore what they do for a living. I recognize without any question that I endured a low-income status during my younger years. Nevertheless, in my adult years, I mastered the difficulties my low-income status presented, and achieve each goal set in my teaching vocation. This book details a method to transform hundreds of low-income pupils who have little hope of lifetime achievement, engaged students with a purpose-filled life. Students without a purpose are often content with whatever grades they earn and never reach their full educational potential.
Download or read book From High School to College written by Michael W. Kirst and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2004-04-30 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description
Download or read book The Return on Investment for Improving California s High School Graduation Rate written by Clive R. Belfield and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improving High School Graduation Rates and Postsecondary Success in Alaska and Nationwide written by United States Senate and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-27 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improving high school graduation rates and postsecondary success in Alaska and nationwide: what can the federal government do?: field hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, second session ... November 15, 2008, (Anchorage, AK).
Download or read book Improving Our Graduation Rates written by University of Minnesota. Council of Undergraduate Deans. Graduation and Retention Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improving High School Graduation Rates Education Policy Brief Volume 6 Number 7 Summer 2008 written by Kylie R. Stanley and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 2008, the Center for Evaluation & Education Policy (CEEP) issued the Education Policy Brief, "Calculating High School Graduation Rates," which discussed the importance of accurate and reliable high school graduation data, various graduation rate calculation methods, the history behind the use of particular methodologies, and the nationwide trend towards the use of a cohort tracking system. This companion report continues to underscore the significance of high school dropout trends and programs which aim to prevent students from leaving school before graduation. The authors examine characteristics of students who drop out of high school and the reasons they discontinue their schooling early, and then highlight direct intervention programs which are primarily aimed at reaching at-risk students and helping them through school. The report concludes by considering holistic, school-wide reform efforts and their connection to dropout prevention. A Policy Perspective, The Road to Higher Gradation Rates is Built on Engaging All Students (Ethan Yazzie-Mintz) is included. Five web resources are included. (Contains 52 endnotes and 2 tables.) [For associated Policy Brief "Calculating High School Graduation Rates," see ED503862.].
Download or read book The Effect of Residential School Choice on Public High School Graduation Rates Education Working Paper written by Jay P. Greene and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study evaluates the effect that the size of a state's school districts has on public high school graduation rates. The authors calculate the graduation rate over the last decade and examine the relationship between these graduation rates and changes in each state's average school district size. The study finds that decreasing the size of school districts has a substantial and statistically significant positive effect on graduation rates. Conversely, consolidation of school districts into larger units leads to more students dropping out of high school. The results of the analysis indicate that decreasing the average size of a state's school districts by 200 square miles leads to an increase of about 1.7 percentage points in its graduation rate. This finding is particularly important for states with very large school districts. For example, if Florida decreased the size of its school districts to the national median, it would increase its graduation rate from 59% to 64%. Decreasing the size of school districts could improve educational outputs, including graduation rates, because it would increase the choice that parents have in the school system that educates their child. By making it easier to relocate from one school system's jurisdiction to the next, smaller school districts make it possible for a larger number of families to exercise choice among different school districts. The more families are able to move from district to district, the less students can be taken for granted by schools, which, for a variety of reasons, don't want to lose enrollment. This study provides empirical evidence that increasing the choice parents have in their child's school district contributes to higher public high school graduation rates. (Contains 4 tables and 23 endnotes.).
