Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 1 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 4 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 4 |
Descriptor
Author
Publication Type
| Collected Works - General | 12 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 4 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 4 |
| Reports - Research | 4 |
| Books | 3 |
| Information Analyses | 3 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| High Schools | 4 |
| Secondary Education | 4 |
| Grade 10 | 2 |
| Grade 11 | 2 |
| Grade 12 | 2 |
| Grade 9 | 2 |
| Junior High Schools | 2 |
| Middle Schools | 2 |
| Early Childhood Education | 1 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Texas | 5 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| New York (New York) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| No Child Left Behind Act 2001 | 2 |
| Brown v Board of Education | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textGoodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2018
Since creating the first comprehensive study of school dropouts in Texas in 1985-86, the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) has conducted attrition analyses to assess schools' abilities to hold on to their students until they graduate. This year's study is the 33rd in a series of annual reports on trends in dropout and attrition…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Student Attrition, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2021
This year's study is the 35th in a series of annual reports on trends in dropout and attrition rates in Texas public schools. The 2019-20 study builds on a series of studies by the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) that track the number and percent of students in Texas who are lost from public school enrollment prior to…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Student Attrition, Dropout Rate, Educational Trends
Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2017
Since 1986, Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) has conducted an annual attrition study to track the number and percent of students in Texas who are lost from public secondary school enrollment prior to graduation. The study builds on the series of studies that began when IDRA conducted the first comprehensive study of school…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Student Attrition, Dropouts, School Holding Power
Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2016
Since 1986, Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) has conducted an annual attrition study to track the number and percent of students in Texas who are lost from public secondary school enrollment prior to graduation. The study builds on the series of studies that began when IDRA conducted the first comprehensive study of school…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Student Attrition, Dropouts, School Holding Power
Witcher, Ann E., Ed.; Kennedy, Robert L., Ed. – 1996
Researchers and educators have examined the educational consequences of large and small schools. The major concerns documented in the literature on school size reflect four primary areas--curriculum, climate, achievement, and restructuring. This volume incorporates recent research on the effects of school size. Chapter 1 contains four research…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Discipline Problems, Dropout Rate, Educational Environment
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. – 1986
This report concerns the setting of minimum standards for the New York City public schools. The commission recommends that a universal standard be set for all public schools with an improvement target of at least 50% reduction in deficits over a three-year period. Limited English proficient (LEP) students, special education students, and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Attendance, Dropout Rate, Educational Improvement
Phi Delta Kappa, Bloomington, IN. Center on Evaluation, Development, and Research. – 1987
Members of the educational community are increasingly concerned that the dropout rate is too high. However, concerned educators and researchers do not agree who should be included in the data to determine the dropout rate. National definitions are needed so that accurate comparisons can be made. There is also a need to assess the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Definitions, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs
Arizona Education Policy Initiative, 2005
This paper, the second annual report by the Arizona Education Policy Initiative (AEPI), is a collection of policy briefs on key issues in Arizona education. The authors of these briefs are on the faculty of Arizona's three public universities: Arizona State University (ASU), Northern Arizona University (NAU), and the University of Arizona (UA).…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Tax Credits, Early Childhood Education
McKenna, Teresa, Ed.; Ortiz, Flora Ida, Ed. – 1988
The articles in this volume document an educational situation which underserves Chicanas/Latinas and contributes to an unraveling of women's power to perform creative functions in society. The lack of research on this topic only serves to hide the problem which threatens to undermine the educational success of a major percentage of Chicana/Latina…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Catholic Schools, Cultural Influences, Dropout Rate
Perez, Sonia M., Ed. – 2000
This collection of papers looks at the employment status of the U.S. Hispanic population, a significant and growing segment of the nation's labor force. It analyzes characteristics of Latino workers, including educational attainment by Hispanic subgroups, work experience and skills, and computer literacy. The eight papers are: (1) "What…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Early Childhood Education, Economics, Educational Attainment
Natriello, Gary, Ed. – 1986
This book collects articles that examine the patterns of dropping out evident among American youth, and the policies developed and implemented to reduce the incidence of dropping out. The following chapters (and their authors) are included: (1) Introduction (G. Natriello); (2) Can We Help Dropouts? Thinking about the Undoable (D. Mann); (3) Large…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate
Yeakey, Carol Camp, Ed.; Henderson, Ronald D., Ed. – 2003
This volume includes papers 16-32 in a 32-paper collection: (16) "Mining the Fields of Teacher Education: Preparing Teachers to Teach African American Children in Urban Schools" (Patricia A. Edwards, Gwendolyn T. McMillon, and Clifford T. Bennett); (17) "Mentoring Adolescents At Risk or At Promise" (Tammie M. Causey and Kassie…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adolescents, Affirmative Action, Black Colleges
