Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
| Dropouts | 2 |
| Low Income Groups | 2 |
| Reading Improvement | 2 |
| Achievement Gains | 1 |
| Achievement Gap | 1 |
| Adolescents | 1 |
| Attendance | 1 |
| Body Weight | 1 |
| Children | 1 |
| Disadvantaged Youth | 1 |
| Dropout Prevention | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Fiester, Leila | 1 |
Publication Type
| Collected Works - Serial | 1 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 2 |
| Early Childhood Education | 1 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Junior High Schools | 1 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
| Preschool Education | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Policymakers | 2 |
| Parents | 1 |
Location
| United States | 2 |
| District of Columbia | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| National Assessment of… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkAlliance for Excellent Education, 2009
"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) Education Secretary Outlines Obama Education Agenda: In Appearance Before House Committee, Duncan Stresses Reform…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Change, Public Education, Educational Policy
Download full textFiester, Leila – Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2010
Over the past decade, Americans have become increasingly concerned about the high numbers--and costs--of high school dropouts. The time is now to build a similar consensus around this less-recognized but equally urgent fact: The pool from which employers, colleges, and the military draw is too small, and still shrinking, because millions of…
Descriptors: Low Income, Dropouts, Children, Low Income Groups
