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Sass, Tim R. – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2015
I investigate the determinants of high school completion and college attendance, the likelihood of taking science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) courses in the first year of college and the probability of earning a degree in a STEM field. The focus is on women and minorities, who tend to be underrepresented in STEM fields. Tracking four…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Females, Minority Group Students, Graduation
Sass, Tim R. – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research, 2008
This brief calculates graduation rates for the state of Florida using longitudinal data. The authors describe their measurement strategies and compare them with the state's official measurement procedures. They calculate the diploma and General Education Development (GED) attainment rates of six separate cohorts of Florida 9th graders who began…
Descriptors: High Schools, Graduation Rate, Grade 9, High School Students