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Download full textNational High School Center, 2006
This fact sheet provides information and references on U.S. high school students and high school requirements. Statistical data covers: demographic distribution (2003-2004); number of high schools and average high school size; high school student achievement; SAT scores, 2004-2005; school funding; high school graduation rate; and high school to…
Descriptors: High Schools, Graduation Rate, School Size, Statistical Data
Swanson, Christopher B. – 2003
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 requires that public elementary and secondary school systems be held accountable for achieving high levels of educational proficiency for all students. While achievement testing is the central component of state accountability systems under NCLB, these systems must include graduation rates as an academic…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Sum, Andrew; Harrington, Paul – 2003
This report examines how successful America's high schools have been in raising high school graduation rates over the past decade and how severe the high school dropout problem actually is. It reviews existing empirical evidence on the school dropout problems of America's youth during the 1990s. It also presents evidence to support the view that…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate
Vermont Department of Education, 2006
The annual event dropout rate describes the proportion of students who leave school each year without completing a high school program. The event dropout rates for the school year 2004-2005 of 1.68% for grades 7 through 12th and 2.40% for grades 9 through 12th are at the lowest levels in the past ten years. The event completion/graduation rate…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Dropout Rate, Graduation Rate, Enrollment Trends
Direct linkRumberger, Russell W. – University of California Linguistic Minority Research Institute, 2006
One of the most important indicators of educational performance is the high school dropout rate. Reducing dropout rates and improving high school graduation rates are important goals for both educators and policymakers. Yet there is a great deal of controversy about how best to measure dropout and graduation rates. This issue of EL Facts provides…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Race, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate
Peer reviewedKuh, George D.; Kinzie, Jillian; Schuh, John H.; Whitt, Elizabeth J. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2005
College costs are rising and enrollments are at an all-time high, yet the proportion of students earning degrees has stayed more or less constant for decades. This leads some to conclude that colleges aren't holding up their end of the educational bargain. The question, Do they graduate? is receiving the most scrutiny by state legislatures and by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, School Effectiveness, Higher Education, Graduation Rate
Glenn, Frank S. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2004
The purposes of this study were to ascertain which Texas public community colleges have been able to graduate the highest percentages of black males and to analyze the factors contributing to that achievement. An institutional questionnaire was developed, designed to elicit information regarding policies and/or practices directly related to the…
Descriptors: Males, Graduation Rate, Case Studies, Academic Persistence
Cook, Traci; Blachman, Dara; Dye, Jane; Macartney, Suzanne; Lukacs, Susan; Howie, LaJeana; Kena, Grace; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Truman, Jennifer; Cotto, Jessica; Jekielek, Susan; Mueggenborg, Mary; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Denton, Stephanie; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Knighton, Cindi; Han, Beth; O'Connell, Kellie; Guenther, Patricia; Hiza, Hazel; Kuczynski, Kevin; Koegel, Kristin; Radel, Laura – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2011
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011" is a compendium of indicators depicting both the promises and the challenges confronting our Nation's young people. The report, the 15th in an ongoing series, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most…
Descriptors: Adoption, Social Indicators, Social Environment, Physical Environment
Heller, Barbara R. – 1983
A study of City University of New York (CUNY) career graduates was conducted in 1981-82 to identify variables relating to the length of time taken by students to complete 2-year career programs and attain associate degrees. The study, which focused on business, health technology, and engineering technology graduates, utilized survey and transcript…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Attendance Patterns, Business Education, Cohort Analysis
Brigman, S. Leellen; And Others – 1982
The graduation rates of the fall semester freshman classes that entered the Indiana University Bloomington (IU) campus between 1970-1977 (excluding 1973) were examined, and the results of a 1975 survey were extended. In addition, the current analysis examines the graduation rate of each class in relation to student race and sex, and new…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis
Maryland State Department of Education, 2003
This document summarizes the state of education in Maryland in 2003 following adoption of the Achievement Matters Most school reform plan. Advances in attendance, graduation and academic achievement are summarized. Continuing commitment to student health and safety, and the ongoing challenges of teacher preparation, recruitment and retention are…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Educational Change, Partnerships in Education, Academic Achievement
Pinkus, Lyndsay – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2006
Graduation rates are a fundamental indicator of whether or not the nation's public school system is doing what it is intended and funded to do: enroll, engage, and educate youth to be productive members of society. Graduation rates are not just a "bottom line" for schools--they are critical predictors of individual achievement and have undeniable…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Educational Indicators, Predictive Measurement, Educational Attainment
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2006
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Paying Double: United States Spends Over $1.4 Billion Annually on Remedial Education for Recent High School…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, High School Graduates, Remedial Instruction, Public Education
National Center for Special Education Research, 2005
Data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2) are designed to provide a national picture of the rate at which secondary school students with disabilities complete high school and how they fare in their early postschool years. Further, comparisons of findings from NLTS2 and the original NLTS enables an investigation of changes in…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Multiple Disabilities, High School Graduates, Dropouts
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET), University of Minnesota, 2004
This paper is intended to promote discussion among professionals, policymakers, employers, parents, and individuals with disabilities concerning current and future challenges facing secondary education and transition services nationally. The issues identified and discussed should not, however, be viewed as inclusive of the full range of possible…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Secondary Education, Transitional Programs
