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Download full textBill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 2010
This document is the first in a series of guides designed to help school district leaders address one of the toughest challenges in American education: dropout rates of 30 percent nationwide, 50 percent in many big cities, and 60 percent or more in the lowest-performing schools. It describes in abbreviated form how district leaders and…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Academic Achievement, School Districts, Educational Change
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 2010
This document is part of a series of guides designed to help school district leaders address one of the toughest challenges in American education: dropout rates of 30 percent nationwide, 50 percent in many big cities, and 60 percent or more in the lowest-performing schools. This second guide in the series offers a detailed examination of the six…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Program Implementation, Administrator Guides, Dropout Prevention
Direct linkBridgeland, John M.; Dilulio, John J., Jr.; Balfanz, Robert – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2009
To better understand the views of teachers and administrators on the high school dropout problem, focus groups and nationally representative surveys were conducted of high school teachers and principals. A focus group of superintendents and school board members was also included. To help interpret the results, the authors convened a colloquium…
Descriptors: High Schools, Dropout Rate, Dropouts, Focus Groups
Peer reviewedOsborne, Ken – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1992
Discusses the current state of Canadian high schools. Examines the goal of competitiveness as a national policy and the debate over the purposes of education. Explores (1) a greater emphasis on basic subjects; (2) the use of performance indicators; (3) the demand for accountability; and (4) dropout rates. Argues that an economic agenda for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Back to Basics, Competition, Dropout Rate
Kammeraad-Campbell, Susan – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2005
This riveting account of Dennis Littky and how his ideas turned around a troubled rural high school--the first school named to the acclaimed Coalition of Essential Schools--gives you a behind-the-scenes perspective on how principal leadership can accomplish positive change. Read how Littky's philosophy of personalized learning--one student at a…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Educational Change, Individualized Instruction, Rural Schools
Johnson, Frederic C.; And Others – 1986
This report reviews needs of high school age migrant youth, provides an overview of existing programs/strategies that address these needs, and offers recommendations for improvement of secondary programs for migrants. The report discusses affective, cognitive, program, counseling, and community needs and illustrates needs of four hypothetical…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, Dropout Rate, Educational Change
