Grabbing the Spotlight for High School Dropout Recovery
A new brief from the National Governors Association details state policies that can enhance dropout-recovery efforts, and includes examples of states' work on the issue. Read Full Post >
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June 08, 2011
New EdWeek Report Sees High School Graduation Rate Rising
Education Week's annual "Diplomas Count" report explores trends in high school graduation rates, and after-high-school pathways other than a university degree. Read Full Post >
September 15, 2010
GED: A College Pathway That Few Complete
It's pretty well established by now that despite its nickname, the GED is not a "high school equivalency test." Young people who earn a General Educational Development certificate don't fare as well in earnings or in postsecondary education as those who graduate from high school. But now a new stu... Read Full Post >
July 08, 2010
Monday Reading Roundup
The Washington Post explores the Gates Foundation's impact on education; The Hechinger Report explores the dropout crisis, and the NGA's new chairman announces a focus on college completion. Read Full Post >
May 11, 2010
Is Texas Disguising Dropouts as Home-Schooled Students?
Experts raise questions about whether thousands of home-schooled students are actually dropouts. Read Full Post >
November 06, 2009
(Re)Inspecting the STEM Pipeline
A business-higher education group takes issue with the findings of a recent study on the "STEM" pipeline. Read Full Post >
October 28, 2009
Student Debates Linked to Gains in Urban Achievement
African-American students who took part in debates were more likely to graduate from high school and more likely to be college-ready, a new study finds. Read Full Post >
October 16, 2009
Memo to Students: We Have Jobs—Do You Want Them?
A new report by the ACT says the career interests of high school graduates don't match job-market projections. Read Full Post >
May 19, 2009
A "Early Warning" System for Dropouts
The American Institutes for Research has created an online program in an effort to help schools identify students at risk of dropping out of school, before they're already halfway out the door. It's called the "Early Warning System Tool," and it was created by the National High School Center within ... Read Full Post >
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