Raising Standards and Retaining Students: The Impact of the Reform Recommendations on Potential Dropouts.

McDill, Edward L.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1985

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Raising Standards and Retaining Students: The Impact of the Reform Recommendations on Potential Dropouts.

McDill, Edward L.; And Others

Review of Educational Research, v55 n4 p415-33 Win 1985

This paper examines the potential influences of school reform policies on the high school dropout rate, and it summaries a diverse set of reports on American education that recommend increasing academic standards in schools as a means for improving secondary school performance. (Author/LMO)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Back to Basics, Dropouts, Economic Factors, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Research, Family Influence, Racial Differences, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Student School Relationship

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Language: English

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