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ERIC Number: EJ323677
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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School Reform and Potential Dropouts.
Natriello, Gary; And Others
Educational Leadership, v43 n1 p10-14 Sep 1985
The main reasons that students drop out of high school are poor grades, family problems, and financial problems. The school reform movement may compound marginal students' difficulties and cause more students to drop out. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Academic Standards, Curriculum Development, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Educational Change, Family Problems, Poverty, Secondary Education, Time on Task
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Audience: Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: National Commission on Excellence in Education; Reform Efforts