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An Examination of Compulsory School Attendance Ages and High School Dropout and Completion
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Landis, Rebecca N.; Reschly, Amy L. – Educational Policy, 2011
An increasingly popular, but underresearched, initiative aimed at reducing high school dropout is raising the compulsory school attendance age. This study used a national data set from academic years 2001-02 to 2005-06 to examine the grade level at which students drop out, rates of dropout over time, and high school completion by state, region of…
Descriptors: High Schools, Attendance, Dropout Rate, Graduation Rate