ERIC Number: ED512134
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Jul
Pages: 6
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Dropout Prevention. The Progress of Education Reform, 2007. Volume 8, Number 1
Dounay, Jennifer
Education Commission of the States (NJ3)
Improving high school graduation rates has in recent years become a growing concern to state and local policymakers for a number of reasons: the reduced economic opportunities and increased social costs for individuals without a high school diploma; the economic consequences, such as reduced tax revenues; and the need for more college graduates. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has projected, for example, that 90% of the fastest-growing jobs will require some form of postsecondary education--not a likely proposition for high school dropouts. This issue of "The Progress of Education Reform" summarizes the findings of five recent studies that address: (1) Early predictors for dropping out of school; (2) 9th-grade predictors of risk in an urban environment; (3) School characteristics linked to higher graduation rates; (4) Economic benefits of several programs that positively influence high school completion rates; and (5) A synthesis of the research on dropping out and the importance of state data systems to support dropout prevention efforts. (Contains 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: High Schools, Taxes, Graduation Rate, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Graduation, College Graduates, Educational Change, Urban Environment, Economic Opportunities, Predictor Variables, Risk, Grade 9, Institutional Characteristics, Educational Research, Management Systems, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Schools, At Risk Students, Educational Benefits, Costs, Intervention
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Publication Type: Collected Works - Serial; Reference Materials - Bibliographies; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 9; High Schools
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: GE Fund
Authoring Institution: Education Commission of the States
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A