Direct linkERIC Number: EJ749385
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Dec
Pages: 6
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
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Accurately Assessing High School Graduation Rates
Mishel, Lawrence; Roy, Joydeep
Phi Delta Kappan, v88 n4 p287-292 Dec 2006
Recent studies have argued that there is a dropout crisis in the U.S. But the authors in this article, find that this contention is based on flawed analyses of inadequate data. Using a much wider range of sources, they conclude that the situation is not nearly so dire as is commonly believed. (Contains 14 endnotes.)
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Graduation, High School Students, Evaluation Methods, Data Collection, Dropouts, Racial Differences, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, White Students, Asian American Students, Dropout Rate
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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