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Last week, NCES released Trends in High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States: 1972–2009, a report which identifies trends in dropout and school completion data. The report tracks four different measures of dropout: Event Dropout Rates, Status Dropout Rates, Status Completion Rates, and Average Freshman Graduation Rates (AFGR). Each measure is calculated differently and can be used to inform different educational questions.

Looking for new high school-related resources?  Here are some pieces that other organizations have recently released:*

This month, the U.S. Department of Education released two reports that raise important concerns as we think about the goal of preparing all students for college and career.

Looking for new high school-related resources?  Here are some pieces that other organizations have recently released:*

Looking for new high school-related resources?  Here are some pieces that other organizations have recently released:*

In a previous post, Marlene Darwin of the Doing What Works Initiative introduced their new online resource, Helping Students Navigate the Path to College.  This is one in a series of follow up posts describing the content of that resource. Too many students graduate from high school unprepared for two- and four-year colleges or specialized training programs.  The Doing What Works website, under the topic “

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At a time when unemployment rates are still sky-high and state budgets are gasping for air across the nation, the Alliance for Excellent Education has released a series of reports that propose a solution.  According to the reports, if we want to generate new jobs, increase tax revenues and provide a boon to the limping housing market and automobile industry, we should focus efforts on increasing the graduation rate. Projections from the nationwide report suggest that increasing the graduation rate by 50% would lead to: