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Download full textWaite, Chelsea; Pangelinan, Cara – Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2023
Between 2015 and 2019, Holyoke Public Schools in Massachusetts cut its dropout rate nearly in half and increased its graduation rate by 10 percentage points, with notable gains among historically marginalized student groups. The district cites Opportunity Academy (OA), an alternative education program within the district's high school, as a key…
Descriptors: High School Students, Case Studies, Organizational Change, Dropout Rate
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, 2023
Charter school Alternative Education Campuses (AECs) leverage the nimbleness of the charter school model to create unique learning opportunities nationwide for students who experience challenges that make it difficult to excel academically. Some of the challenges include homelessness, pregnancy, parenting while in school, or interaction with the…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Nontraditional Education, At Risk Students, Nontraditional Students
Direct linkBorden, Rebecca S. – Multicultural Perspectives, 2014
Between national and state budget cuts in education and an ever increasing push toward the English Only movement, a rise in dropout rates for Hispanic students is imminent. National data show the percentage of Hispanic students who drop out of high school to be nearly 60% in some states including Michigan, South Dakota, West Virginia, Alabama,…
Descriptors: English Only Movement, Self Esteem, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Grillo, Stacy A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The transition into high school is a traumatic event in an adolescent's life. Students face several emotional challenges during their high school years as they struggle to gain a sense of self, develop the tools needed to advocate for their own needs, and navigate the demands of a new school. A successful transition into high school has a…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Adolescents, High School Students, Administrator Attitudes
American Youth Policy Forum, 2012
If the U.S. is to increase the number of college graduates and boost our national competitiveness, we must redouble our efforts to ensure all students graduate from high school prepared for postsecondary learning and careers. This means creating comprehensive education systems that provide learning options that enable a range of pathways to…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Educational Change, Politics of Education, Graduation
Alliance for Excellent Education, 2009
Graduation rates are a fundamental indicator of whether or not the nation's public school system is doing what it is intended to do: enroll, engage, and educate youth to be productive members of society. Since almost 90 percent of the fastest-growing and highest-paying jobs require some postsecondary education, having a high school diploma and the…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Dropouts, Graduation, Academic Achievement
Tung, Rosann; Ouimette, Monique – Center for Collaborative Education, 2007
New research from the Center for Collaborative Education finds that students in Boston's Pilot high schools outperform students from other non-exam Boston Public Schools on every standard measure of engagement and performance. This level of achievement holds for every racial, economic, and academic subgroup examined. Pilot high school students…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, High School Students, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators
Frau-Ramos, Manuel; Nieto, Sonia – 1991
A study was done to examine the reasons why Puerto Rican youth from the Holyoke (Massachusetts) Public School System drop out of high school and the effect of dropping out of school on the Latino community. The study was conducted using data provided by the Holyoke School Department and drawn from Students' cumulative folders and school district…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate
Phelan, William T.; Gibson, Joyce Taylor – 1986
The research analyzed data sets covering 1981-1985 enrollments, transfers, and withdrawals at two large urban high schools (called Urbana and Northern) in eastern Massachusetts and personal interviews with selected school administrators in four school districts to investigate high dropout rates among Hispanics. Findings indicated that 30% of the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Attendance, Dropout Rate
Levenstein, Phyllis – 1998
High school outcomes were assessed for 123 young adults, originally toddlers in the home-based, low-intensity Mother-Child Home Program (MCHP) and at risk for dropping out of high school because of their parents' low income and education. Participants were recruited for the Pittsfield, MA, replication of the MCHP and randomly selected into program…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Educational Assessment, Educational Attainment, Graduation
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Governor Bush Signs Middle Grades Reform Act, Sends 250 Reading Coaches into Florida Middle Schools; (2) The…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Public Education, Exit Examinations, Educational Indicators
Massachusetts Department of Education, 2005
The "Dropouts in Massachusetts Public Schools" report is an annual report created by the Massachusetts Department of Education (MADOE) to provide districts and the public general information on dropouts in Massachusetts. The intention of this report was not to draw conclusions or make recommendations on the current state of dropouts in…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Public Schools, Special Needs Students, Special Education
