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Direct linkJones, Merlene Leona – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The high dropout rate of the United States Virgin Islands school district's ninth-grade students is a major educational problem and the catalyst for a myriad of social problems. Ninth grade academies and extended school day intervention programs have benefited only the academically prepared students. This qualitative case study examined educators'…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Grade 9, Dropouts, Qualitative Research
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Download full textPlotts, Chris; Sable, Jennifer – National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
This report describes the characteristics of the 100 largest public elementary and secondary school districts in the United States and its jurisdictions. These districts are defined as the 100 largest according to the size of their student population. The information in this report was provided by state education agency officials to the National…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, School Districts, Enrollment
Sable, Jennifer; Plotts, Chris; Mitchell, Lindsey – National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
This report describes the characteristics of the 100 largest public elementary and secondary school districts in the United States and its jurisdictions. These districts are defined as the 100 largest according to the size of their student population. The information in this report was provided by state education agency officials to the National…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Districts, School District Size, Elementary Secondary Education
Stillwell, Robert – National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
This report presents the number of high school graduates, the Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate (AFGR), and the dropout data for grades 9 through 12 for public schools in school year 2007-08. The counts of graduates, dropouts, and enrollments by grade are from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (CCD) nonfiscal…
Descriptors: Graduation, Graduation Rate, High Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
US Department of Education, 2011
This report discusses the deliberations of the Northeast and Islands (NEI) Regional Advisory Committee (RAC), one of 10 RACs established by the U.S. Department of Education to solicit information about the educational needs of state and local educators, school officials, business leaders, state education agencies, parents, local communities, and…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Advisory Committees, Internet, Educational Needs
Population Reference Bureau, Inc., Washington, DC. – 2002
This report describes children in the U.S. Virgin Islands, using 2000 U.S. Census data. Between 1990-2000 the number of children in the U.S. Virgin Islands decreased 3 percent, mainly due to declining birth rates. While the U.S. economy grew at a record pace in the 1990s, contributing to the lowest child poverty rate in 20 years, economic…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Welfare, Children, Dropout Rate
Garofano, Anthony; Sable, Jennifer – National Center for Education Statistics, 2008
This report describes the characteristics of the 100 largest public elementary and secondary school districts in the United States and its jurisdictions. These districts are defined as the 100 largest according to the size of their student population. The information in this report was provided by state education agency officials to the National…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Districts, School District Size, Institutional Characteristics
Sable, Jennifer; Hoffman, Lee – National Center for Education Statistics, 2005
The purpose of this publication is to provide basic descriptive information about the 100 largest school districts (ranked by student membership) in the United States (50 states and the District of Columbia) and other jurisdictions (Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of Defense schools, Puerto Rico, and four outlying areas: American Samoa, Guam,…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Districts, School District Size, Elementary Secondary Education
Romain, Louise – 1983
The United States Virgin Islands School Statistical Summary presents narratives, 26 tables, and 7 graphic illustrations of education in public and private elementary and secondary schools during the 1982-83 school year. Tables provide data on public and private student enrollments, average daily attendance, student nationality and citizenship,…
Descriptors: Average Daily Attendance, Dropout Rate, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Romain, Louise – 1984
The 1984 edition of the United States Virgin Islands School Statistical Summary presents narratives, 48 tables, and 7 graphic illustrations of education in public and private elementary and secondary schools during the 1983-84 school year. Tables provide data on the U.S. Virgin Islands demography and economy, enrollment and average daily…
Descriptors: Average Daily Attendance, Demography, Dropout Rate, Educational Facilities
