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Download full textErlebacher, Frances, Ed. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
The National Forum on Education Statistics (Forum) is a cooperative of state, local, and federal education agencies. The goal of Forum activities is to improve the quality of education data gathered for use by policymakers and programmatic decision-makers. One approach to furthering this goal has been to pool the collective experiences of Forum…
Descriptors: School Districts, Enrollment Trends, Benchmarking, Educational Indicators
Balentine, Vicki McLeod – 1997
The primary goal of a districtwide dropout-prevention program is to develop, implement, and enhance instructional and programmatic components that have proven effective in educational research and practice and thus resulted in fewer students dropping out of school prior to high school graduation. This paper describes the development and…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate, Dropouts
Nevada State Dept. of Education, Carson City. Planning, Research and Evaluation Branch. – 1988
This manual outlines the procedure for counting dropouts from the Nevada schools. The State Department of Education instituted a new dropout counting procedure to its student accounting system in January 1988 as part of its response to recommendations of a task force on at-risk youth. The count is taken from each secondary school and includes…
Descriptors: Attendance Records, Documentation, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate
Bateman, C. Fred – American School Board Journal, 1985
It's up to school board members to communicate they want schools to improve academic scores and standards while increasing their holding power. Outlines ways superintendents can act to reinforce such policy. (MD)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate, Educational Administration
Higher Education Research Inst., Inc., Los Angeles, CA. – 2003
This report explains using data from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) to evaluate undergraduate persistence. A recent study (A. Astin and I. Oseguera) has found that two-thirds of the variation among institutions in degree completion rates is attributable to differences in their entering classes rather than to differences in…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Colleges, Data Analysis
Bonilla, Carlos A.; Brazda, Jana L. – 1990
This resource book contains 380 references related to school dropouts and a list of organizations working on the issue. References are grouped according to type of document or subject of the document. The first section contains citations from newspapers or magazines that take a global look at issues related, directly or indirectly, to the school…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, Dropouts
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. – 1988
The main purpose of this document is to facilitate the reduction of the Georgia dropout problem by promoting collaboration and networking among educators, school administrators, and program directors. The information presented in this manual reflects the unique needs and goals of the State of Georgia. Nine sections comprise this text, which…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Darkenwald, Gordon G. – 1981
This paper provides a synthesis of research and theory directly related to retention of adult students. In the first of five major sections, readers are provided with a brief discussion of the nature and significance of the dropout-retention problem. Section 2 reviews research findings relating to who drops out and why. Sociodemographic,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Adult Students
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1992
Answers to questions most often asked about the second National Education Goal are provided in this document. Goal 2 states that "by the year 2000, the high school graduation rate will increase to 90 percent." Among the areas covered are school strategies to improve graduation rates, community and business roles, incentives to stay in…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate, Dropouts
Painter, Bert; And Others – 1979
This report aims to reconstruct the experience of the participants within the school districts in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia during the six-week period of a strike/lockout of nonteaching employees. It also attempts to determine the labor dispute's major effects on school performance and to identify ways of minimizing the effects…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Attendance, Attendance Patterns
Peer reviewedBerkay, Paul J. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1990
A model of direct communication in American Sign Language is presented for application in mainstreamed adult education courses. Comparisons of 12 hearing and 11 deaf students enrolled in a mainstreamed word processing class using the suggested client-centered, individual instruction format with limited lecture time showed no significant…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adult Education, American Sign Language
MacMillan, Donald L. – 1991
This booklet addresses the difficulties of comparing and drawing meaning from dropout data prepared by different agencies, and examines the characteristics of students--and of schools--that place students at risk for leaving school prematurely. The booklet describes prevention programs and presents evidence on their effectiveness. It reviews…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Disabilities, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1992
This manual describes regulations and procedures for Oregon's required reporting of elementary school through high school dropouts for the 1991-92 school year and beyond. Topics covered include the following: (1) basics of dropout reporting; (2) suggested reporting procedures; (3) exceptions; (4) non-dropouts; (5) dropouts; (6) students who return…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Annual Reports, Dropout Rate, Dropouts
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1992
Guidelines designed to help individual communities achieve the second National Education Goal are offered in this document. The goal states that by the year 2000, the high school graduation rate will increase to at least 90 percent. Eight suggestions for creating successful dropout prevention efforts are discussed: start early; set high…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Community Action, Community Planning, Community Programs
Knight, Dorothy Mae – 1994
This publication is the second state-mandated annual report card for Alaska's public school districts, covering the 1992-93 school year. Included are a state summary of all 54 school districts' report cards, individual summaries of school district report cards, a state-operated schools summary, and a state summary of the 1993-94 education plans.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Annual Reports, Attendance
