Solving California's Dropout Crisis
Author: California Dropout Research Project
Publisher: California Dropout Research Project
Publication Date: 2008, February
Full text available online at: http://www.closingtheachievementgap.org/cs/ctag/view/resources/85
Abstract (written by WestEd)
Only two-thirds of California's high school students graduate from high school in four years, with great variability in the dropout rate by ethnicity, English learner status, type of school, and school district. This report enumerates the most prevalent reasons that students drop out, both in California and nationwide, and explains the inadequacy of extant strategies used to stem the dropout rate. It proffers recommendations on what schools, districts, and states need to address this problem.
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From WestEd.org
A high percentage of core teaching assignments in New York rural schools and districts are filled by highly qualified teachers, with only small differences across key factors such as school poverty and school need for improvement. The state's urban schools — particularly those in New York City — have fewer core assignments filled by highly qualified teachers.
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