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Karen Robson; Nicole Malette; Paul Anisef; Reana Maier; Robert Brown – Canadian Journal of Education, 2023
While a number of factors have already been shown to impact variations in graduation rates among students in Canada, there is little research examining the changing impact of these factors on Ontario students' secondary education completion over time. This research draws on data from two Grade 9 cohorts (2006 and 2011) from the Toronto District…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduation Rate, Predictor Variables, Secondary Education
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Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest, 2021
Although Oregon has made recent gains in its overall high school graduation rate, 21 percent of public school students entering grade 9 in 2014 did not graduate within four years, by 2018. To improve graduation rates, Oregon voters approved Ballot Measure 98 in 2016 to fund dropout prevention and college and career readiness initiatives in high…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Identification, Early Intervention, Graduation Rate
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Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest, 2021
The "First-Year Effects of Early Indicator and Intervention Systems in Oregon" study provides information to the Oregon Department of Education and Oregon districts that are adopting or considering adopting an early indicator and intervention system (EIIS), as well as to other interested state and district education leaders who are…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Identification, Early Intervention, Graduation Rate
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Sepanik, Susan; Zhu, Pei; Shih, Miki Bairstow; Commins, Nicholas – Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest, 2021
Although Oregon has made recent gains in its overall high school graduation rate, 21?percent of public school students entering grade?9 in 2014 did not graduate within four years, by 2018. To improve graduation rates, Oregon voters approved Ballot Measure 98 in 2016 to fund dropout prevention and college and career readiness initiatives in high…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Identification, Early Intervention, Graduation Rate
Walk, Ted – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Many school districts in the United States are facing growing concerns regarding the shortage of qualified candidates for teaching positions. This problem has existed for some time, and its deleterious effects are exacerbated in school districts that have significant teacher turnover. School districts with higher teacher retention can mitigate…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Teacher Persistence, Faculty Mobility, Public School Teachers
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Mac Iver, Martha Abele; Stein, Marc L.; Davis, Marcia H.; Balfanz, Robert W.; Fox, Joanna Hornig – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2019
Building on previous research showing how well ninth-grade student behaviors predict on-time high school graduation, this experimental study investigates the impact of a ninth-grade intervention on student attendance and course passing. The study, conducted in 41 geographically and demographically diverse high schools within a single state,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 9, Predictor Variables, Graduation Rate
Tash, Michael Jay – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Chronic absenteeism affects the majority of schools in the United States. An assessment of centers of learning illustrates that a majority of students miss a month of learning in an academic year through excused or unexcused absences. The majority of schools exhibit 95% average daily attendance rates, as the learners tend to not miss school, on…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Dropout Rate, Graduation Rate, Postsecondary Education
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Deussen, Theresa; Hanson, Havala; Bisht, Biraj – Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest, 2017
Students who drop out of high school are at increased risk of a range of negative social and economic consequences, including lower earnings and poorer health. To reduce dropout rates and lessen these negative consequences, districts around the country are using early warning indicators to identify and provide supports for students at risk of…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, High School Students, Dropouts, English Language Learners
Allensworth, Elaine; Evans, Shayne – Phi Delta Kappan, 2016
Incisive research from the University of Chicago Urban Education Institute on the prevalence and consequences of absenteeism in Chicago schools has highlighted the dramatic effects of even moderate amounts of absences on grades, graduation rates, and student success in college. These insights spurred not only an ambitious 98% attendance goal on…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Incidence, Public Schools, Grades (Scholastic)
Oregon Department of Education, 2016
This report highlights several trends in Oregon that show the correlation between chronic absenteeism and various academic outcomes. Oregon student patterns follow the national trend in that students with better attendance have better outcomes. Fifth-grade chronic absenteeism is a moderately strong predictor of chronic absenteeism in subsequent…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Elementary School Students, Academic Achievement, Outcomes of Education
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Ely, Todd L.; Fermanich, Mark L. – Journal of Education Finance, 2013
School systems are under increasing pressure to improve student performance. Several states have recently explored adopting student count methods for school funding purposes that incentivize school attendance and continuous enrollment by adjusting funding for changes in enrollment or attendance over the course of the school year. However, no…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Funding Formulas, Average Daily Attendance, Attendance Patterns
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Subedi, Bidya Raj; Reese, Nancy; Powell, Randy – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2015
This study explored significant predictors of student's Grade Point Average (GPA) and truancy (days absent), and also determined teacher effectiveness based on proportion of variance explained at teacher level model. We employed a two-level hierarchical linear model (HLM) with student and teacher data at level-1 and level-2 models, respectively.…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement
Roderick, Melissa; Kelley-Kemple, Thomas; Johnson, David W.; Beechum, Nicole O. – University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2014
In 2007, spurred by University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research (UChicago CCSR) research reports, leadership at the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) began a new targeted approach to reducing course failure in the ninth grade. The research suggested that the transition between eighth and ninth grade played a critical role in shaping…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Grade 9, Academic Failure
Allensworth, Elaine M.; Gwynne, Julia A.; Moore, Paul; de la Torre, Marisa – University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2014
There is a very large population of students who struggle with the transition from the middle grades to high school, raising concerns that high school failures are partially a function of poor middle grade preparation. As a result, middle grade practitioners are grappling with questions about what skills students need to succeed in high school,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Readiness, Academic Failure, Middle School Teachers
Warren, Matthew G. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Many students do not graduate from high school, which could lead to poorer quality of life, lower paying jobs, and increased crime. Previous researchers have indicated that Hispanic and African American students graduate at a significantly lower rate than White students. However, there remains an important gap in the current literature regarding…
Descriptors: High Schools, Graduation Rate, Quality of Life, Minority Groups
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