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Download full textLigon, Glynn; Jackson, Elaine – 1990
For the 1982-83 school year, the Austin (Texas) Public Schools adopted a high school attendance policy allowing a maximum of 10 absences per semester for course credit to be earned. Under this policy, Austin's high school attendance rose to an all-time high of 93.5 percent in 1983-84. In 1984-85, education reform mandated by the Texas Legislature…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Failure, High School Students, High Schools
Ligon, Glynn; And Others – 1990
Four essays and associated introductory text constituting the proceedings of a symposium on dropout research issues are presented. The introduction by Glynn Ligon makes a call for considering what is known about dropouts, what is needed to be known about dropouts, and how these findings can be communicated to educators, the public, and lawmakers.…
Descriptors: Community Role, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
