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Direct linkKrog, Hannah Anderson, Ed. – Bernan Press, 2023
This completely updated edition of "The Almanac of American Education" helps users understand and compare the quality of education at the national, state, and county levels. Compiled from official U.S. government sources, this book contains historical and current data, insightful analysis, and useful graphs that provide compelling…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Geographic Location, Educational History, Data Analysis
Krog, Hannah Anderson, Ed. – Bernan Press, 2021
This completely updated edition of "The Almanac of American Education" helps users understand and compare the quality of education at the national, state, and county levels. Compiled from official U.S. government sources, this book contains historical and current data, insightful analysis, and useful graphs that provide compelling…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Educational History, Geographic Location, Enrollment Trends
Krog, Hannah Anderson, Ed. – Bernan Press, 2020
This completely updated edition of "The Almanac of American Education" helps users understand and compare the quality of education at the national, state, and county levels. Compiled from official U.S. government sources, this book contains historical and current data, insightful analysis, and useful graphs that provide compelling…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Geographic Location, Enrollment Trends, Educational Attainment
Krog, Hannah Anderson, Ed. – Bernan Press, 2019
This completely updated edition of "The Almanac of American Education" helps users understand and compare the quality of education at the national, state, and county levels. Compiled from official U.S. government sources, this book contains historical and current data, insightful analysis, and useful graphs that provide compelling…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Geographic Location, Enrollment Trends, Educational Attainment
Davis, Jessica Hoffmann – Teachers College Press, 2011
In this follow-up to her bestselling book, "Why Our Schools Need the Arts", Jessica Hoffmann Davis addresses the alarming drop-out rate in our high schools and presents a thoughtful, evidence-based argument that increasing arts education in the high school curriculum will keep kids in school. Davis shares compelling voices of teachers and their…
Descriptors: Evidence, High Schools, Educational Change, Secondary School Curriculum
Stone, James R., III; Lewis, Morgan V. – Teachers College Press, 2012
More than half of 9th graders in the United States will never complete a college degree. High schools must do more than prepare some students for college: They must prepare all American youth for productive lives as well as continued learning beyond high school. In this timely volume, two educational leaders advocate for a more meaningful high…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, High Schools, Educational Change, Postsecondary Education
Hauser, Robert M., Ed.; Koenig, Judith Anderson, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2011
High school graduation and dropout rates have long been used as indicators of educational system productivity and effectiveness and of social and economic well being. While determining these rates may seem like a straightforward task, their calculation is in fact quite complicated. How does one count a student who leaves a regular high school but…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Well Being, Graduation Rate, High Schools
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
Lehr, Camilla A.; Clapper, Ann T.; Thurlow, Martha L. – Corwin Press, 2005
How can teachers and administrators steer students toward graduation and away from dropping out? What determining factors contribute to a student's choice to drop out? Why is high school graduation such an important issue in society today? Effective prevention and intervention programs for the most vulnerable students are key to improving…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Intervention, Dropouts, Graduation Rate
OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2008
Across OECD countries, governments are seeking policies to make education more effective while searching for additional resources to meet the increasing demand for education. The 2008 edition of "Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators" enables countries to see themselves in the light of other countries' performance. It provides a rich,…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Foreign Countries, Educational Demand, Educational Policy
