Add to ORKGMany school district leaders, particularly those in urban areas, struggle to reduce dropout rates, but find themselves overwhelmed by the dimensions of the problem. There are, however, a few districts making notable progress towards reducing the number of dropouts and ensuring that students earn high school diplomas in a timely manner.One of these is the Portland, Oregon, Public Schools (PPS). In the course of a single calendar year (2007-2008) PPS began to have a positive impact in addressing its dropout problem. How? The key was gathering data that illuminated the true scope of the problem, identifying predictive indicators to spot high risk students, and then marshalling teachers, administrators and support services to focus on those ind...
The success of small schools in maintaining higher graduation rates has been well documented (Schnei...
This sourcebook describes methods of dealing with dropouts in Oregon school districts. "At-risk...
Research shows that many out-of-school youth want to return to school, but are uncertain how to do s...
Describes data-driven efforts to raise high school graduation rates in New York, Philadelphia, and P...
Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2012Defining and accurately portraying the high school ...
In recent years, the United States has focused attention and resources on increasingthe number of st...
Outlines the economic costs of dropping out of high school and proposes dropout prevention strategie...
In 2009, for the first time in a decade, Massachusetts' dropout rate fell below three percent. While...
The dropout rate for many Mississippi high schools has improved tremendously over the last decade. I...
Schools face the dilemma of transforming both the trend of students dropping out of school and the a...
Analyzes the factors contributing to high dropout rates at schools in New York, Chicago, and Las Veg...
Over one million high school students drop out of school each year in this country. Dropping out of ...
This fourth annual update on America's high school dropout crisis shows that for the first time the ...
Low high school graduation rates prove a major challenge for policymakers throughout the United Stat...
Many researchers have identified the myriad of concerns that frequently affect people who drop out o...
The success of small schools in maintaining higher graduation rates has been well documented (Schnei...
This sourcebook describes methods of dealing with dropouts in Oregon school districts. "At-risk...
Research shows that many out-of-school youth want to return to school, but are uncertain how to do s...
Describes data-driven efforts to raise high school graduation rates in New York, Philadelphia, and P...
Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2012Defining and accurately portraying the high school ...
In recent years, the United States has focused attention and resources on increasingthe number of st...
Outlines the economic costs of dropping out of high school and proposes dropout prevention strategie...
In 2009, for the first time in a decade, Massachusetts' dropout rate fell below three percent. While...
The dropout rate for many Mississippi high schools has improved tremendously over the last decade. I...
Schools face the dilemma of transforming both the trend of students dropping out of school and the a...
Analyzes the factors contributing to high dropout rates at schools in New York, Chicago, and Las Veg...
Over one million high school students drop out of school each year in this country. Dropping out of ...
This fourth annual update on America's high school dropout crisis shows that for the first time the ...
Low high school graduation rates prove a major challenge for policymakers throughout the United Stat...
Many researchers have identified the myriad of concerns that frequently affect people who drop out o...
The success of small schools in maintaining higher graduation rates has been well documented (Schnei...
This sourcebook describes methods of dealing with dropouts in Oregon school districts. "At-risk...
Research shows that many out-of-school youth want to return to school, but are uncertain how to do s...