Research & Tools on Dropout Prevention
- Making Graduation a Priority - NEA publication (2009) in which NEA local leaders and staff shared their experiences: the challenges involved in increasing graduation rates and strategies that have proven successful in their states and districts.
- Graduation Rates - How Is Your State Doing? - You can track your state's progress at this Web site.
- 12 States Increase Graduation Rates - Between 2002 and 2006, these states substantially increased their graduation rates.
- Dropout Rates Drop in Massachusetts -Research brief (February 2009) describing policies, programs, and practices 11 high schools in Massachusetts used to reduce their dropout rates. Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy.
- One Dream, Two Realities - Perspective of Parents on America’s High Schools (October 2008) - Suggestions from parents of high school students on how schools can involve them more in their children's education.
- Cradle to Prison Pipeline Campaign (2007) - A campaign based on a report on the pipeline of poverty faced by predominantly racial-ethnic minority youth. Children’s Defense Fund.
- Preventing Future High School Dropouts (2008) - NEA's new advocacy & action guide for Association leaders and staff.
- Cities in Crisis (April 2008) - An analytic report on high school graduation from America's Promise Alliance.
- What Your Community Can Do To End Its Drop-Out Crisis (May 2007) - A short, practical guide based on learnings from research and practice from Johns Hopkins University.
- Dropout Data for Grades 9-12 (September 2008) - From the NCES report Public School Graduates and Dropouts from the Common Core of Data: School Year 2005-06.
- Effective Dropout Prevention Strategies (September 2008) - A guide to developing effective dropout prevention strategies from the U.S. Department of Education.
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