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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
Peer reviewedLeshner, Alan I., Ed.; Scherer, Layne A., Ed. – National Academies Press, 2021
Student wellbeing is foundational to academic success. One recent survey of postsecondary educators found that nearly 80 percent believed emotional wellbeing is a "very" or "extremely" important factor in student success. Studies have found the dropout rates for students with a diagnosed mental health problem range from 43…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Well Being, College Students
Krog, Hannah Anderson, Ed. – Bernan Press, 2018
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, the book contains historical and current data, insightful analysis, and useful graphs that provide compelling insights into the state of education in…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Geographic Location, Federal Government, Educational History
Hattis, Shana Hertz, Ed. – Bernan Press, 2017
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, the book contains historical and current data, insightful analysis, and useful graphs that provide compelling insights into the state of education in…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Geographic Location, Federal Government, Educational History
Grey House Publishing, 2018
This comprehensive volume offers a snapshot profile of every public school district in the United States serving 1,500 or more students and provides pertinent evaluative and demographic statistics necessary to evaluate educational programs nationwide.This edition includes profiles on 5,749 school districts in the United States, representing 90% of…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools, Public Schools, School Districts
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
Schargel, Franklin P. – Eye on Education, 2012
Reduce your school's dropout rate, help improve teaching and learning, and develop stronger relationships with parents and the community. This book showcases the collected efforts of dedicated educators from across the country, selected and presented by one of today's leading experts in dropout prevention, Franklin Schargel. Easily indexed…
Descriptors: Expertise, School Safety, Dropout Rate, Dropout Prevention
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
Kirby, Edwena – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2012
This book unveils "essential measures" that create a revitalized educational system of which educators and parents can use to promote student success. When these measures are applied properly, the benefits include, eradicating student fear, elevating student motivation, improving school attendance, and reducing student dropout rates. These…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Dropout Rate, Academic Achievement, Attendance
Protheroe, Nancy – Educational Research Service, 2011
The phrase "data-based decision making" has been used so often in discussions about school improvement efforts that it has become almost a mantra. However, it's "how" data is used that really provides the critical link between practice and school improvement. "Data-Based Decision Making 2.0" is designed to help principals take on the role of…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Observation, Educational Improvement, Decision Making
Tinto, Vincent – University of Chicago Press, 2012
Even as the number of students attending college has more than doubled in the past forty years, it is still the case that nearly half of all college students in the United States will not complete their degree within six years. It is clear that much remains to be done toward improving student success. For more than twenty years, Vincent Tinto's…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Higher Education, Financial Support, School Holding Power
