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Uretsky, Mathew C.; Mirakhur, Zitsi; Clark-Shim, Hyuny; Hill, Kathryn; Henneberger, Angela K. – Children & Schools, 2023
The research on students who do not graduate from high school has traditionally focused on students who drop out before their expected graduation date. This ignores the experiences of "persisters" or "persisting students"--those who remain enrolled in high school on or beyond their expected graduation date, but have yet to earn…
Descriptors: High School Students, Time to Degree, Academic Persistence, Definitions
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Uretsky, Mathew C.; Stone, Susan – Children & Schools, 2016
Little is known about academic performance among homeless high school students, although correlates of academic performance are well documented among their peers in the elementary and middle school grades. This study explores the relationship between student-level demographic and academic performance indicators (for example, grade point average…
Descriptors: Homeless People, High School Students, Exit Examinations, Performance Factors