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Gewertz, Catherine – Education Week, 2009
When Superintendent Anthony Amato arrived in Stockton, California's 38,000-student district, he knew that three of its four comprehensive high schools had been labeled "dropout factories." Mr. Amato, who has led the Hartford, Connecticut, Kansas City, Missouri, and New Orleans districts, studied Stockton's data to form his plan. Then he…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Activities, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate
Education Week, 2009
President Obama is the most prominent of a growing number of American policymakers to embrace the idea that some form of postsecondary education is crucial to students' success after high school. This year's edition of "Diplomas Count", a report by "Education Week" and the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center,…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Journal Articles, Graduation Requirements, Academic Standards