Using High School Dropout and Completion Data for Local Decisions.

Hoffman, Lee McGraw; Chapman, Chris

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ERIC Number: EJ617823

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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Using High School Dropout and Completion Data for Local Decisions.

Hoffman, Lee McGraw; Chapman, Chris

School Business Affairs, v66 n10 p18-24 Oct 2000

Shows how high-school dropout and completion rates are used as tools for making decisions and why different decisions require different measures. There are tools for making comparisons with the United States at large, other states, districts within a state, or districts sharing common characteristics. (MLH)

Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Graduation, High School Equivalency Programs, High School Graduates, High Schools, Measurement Techniques, Statistical Analysis, Young Adults

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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