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Direct linkWise, Bob – Educational Leadership, 2008
The U. S. high school system is in crisis, Wise argues. More than 1 million students drop out every year, significant numbers of college freshmen require remedial courses to handle college work, and employers consistently express disappointment in the skills of graduates. The high dropout rate and students' lack of preparedness carries…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, High Schools, Dropout Rate, Young Adults
Peer reviewedLaws, James E., Jr. – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1999
Examined the impact of high school participation in Upward Bound on freshman-year grade point average (GPA), dropout rate, mathematics performance, and English performance among African American students. There were no differences between intervention and control group students' freshman GPA and dropout rates. Mathematics performance was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, College Bound Students, College Freshmen
