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Oregon Department of Education, 2019
High School graduation rates are key indicators of accountability for high schools and school districts in Oregon. Beginning with the 2008-09 school year, the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) implemented the cohort method of calculating graduation rates. The cohort method identifies the year the student entered high school for the first time…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Graduation Rate, High School Students, High Schools
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McCulloch, Donald S.; Savage, Alexandra; Schmal, Liz – Christian Higher Education, 2013
Impressions of admission officers toward homeschooled applicants were examined. Specifically, this study sought to ascertain whether the perceptions of admission officers adhered to the common stereotype that homeschoolers are brighter and yet socially less well-adjusted than average. The responses of 121 admission officers were analyzed across…
Descriptors: College Admission, Admissions Officers, Administrator Attitudes, Church Related Colleges
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Kunzman, Robert – Theory and Research in Education, 2009
Drawing from six years of qualitative research, this article analyzes the broad range of proposed and existing homeschool regulations throughout the United States. It argues that current homeschool regulations--and most proposals for how to improve them--misjudge the complexity of such an endeavor; state resources are misused and the basic…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Home Schooling, Interests, Basic Skills