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California, Florida Communities Among Top 100 for Students
U.S. News & World Report (blog)
New Research Educatonal nonprofit releases study on high school graduation best practices
KATC Lafayette News
High-profile speakers inspire students at Roosevelt High
Los Angeles Times
Officials advocate early education over incarceration
The Turlock Journal
Addressing truancy is a high-stakes game for San Francisco
San Francisco Examiner
69 percent of Genesee County high school graduates finished first year of college; a third required remedial education, a study shows
MLive.com
High School graduation rates increase and dropout rates decrease
KPLC-TV
William Penn seniors must take SAT, apply to college to walk at graduation
Yorkdispatch.com
Dropouts hit hardest by loss of jobs
Northern Nevada Business Weekly
Educators work to reach kids during 'pivotal years'
The Tennessean
Newport News wants to meet or beat state graduation rates
Daily Press
Virginia graduation rate rises, but achievement gap remains
Washington Post
A second chance for school dropouts
Inquirer.net
Schools focus on freshmen in drop-out battle
Houma Courier
The best economic stimulus: Making sure students graduate
Charlotte Observer
BCC, Fall River schools to offer dropouts second chance
Fall River Spirit
Cutting art, music, foreign language from high school graduation requirements will have big impact
San Jose Mercury News
Hispanic agency targets high school dropouts
Poughkeepsie Journal
Graduation rates moving too slowly
Charlotte Observer
Questions and answers about graduation rates
The Virginian-Pilot
California, Florida Communities Among Top 100 for Students
U.S. News & World Report (blog)
Education program for high school drop-outs launched
Petoskey News-Review
Report identifies ways Burlington schools can better serve minorities
BurlingtonFreePress.com
PAR addresses La. dropout problem in latest report
Picayune Item
Students Step into Action: iJAG is the Reason they Walk Across Iowa
Oskaloosa news
Kansas graduation rate drops under new method
The Republic
Graduation rates to play bigger role in college funding
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Editorial: Dropping out not smart
Topeka Capital Journal
Raising graduation rate for Cleveland Hispanics is priority for school district, community groups
Plain Dealer (blog)
They knock students' doors to battle dropout problem
Eagle Tribune
Need Work? US Has 3.2 Million Unfilled Job Openings
CNBC.com
Some say "skills gap" lends to US joblessness
CBS News
Feed a student, feed the future
Globe and Mail
Gazette opinion: Billings community can boost graduation rate
Billings Gazette
College Graduation Rates Are Stagnant Even as Enrollment Rises, a Study Finds
New York Times
Grad coaches, increasing attendance age mulled to reduce dropouts
Dorchester Reporter
Proven Approaches to Dropout Prevention
Boston Globe (blog)
Carole Estabrook: State rate not a fair picture
Auburn Citizen
The Best Jobs for High School Dropouts
TheStreet.com
Dublin School Gives High School Dropouts a Second Chance
41 NBC News (blog)
Battling the high dropout rate
WALA-TV FOX10
High School drop out rates still a concern
KETK
Don't quit on dropouts
Boston Globe
Portland Public Schools: Promising signs of progress for our high schools
OregonLive.com
Our view: United Way looks for partners to boost graduation rates
Anchorage Daily News
Confronting our dropout crisis
CommonWealth magazine
Denzel Washington on High School Dropouts, At-Risk Youth
PBS News Hour
Rising freshmen complete Communities In Schools graduation camp
Salisbury Post
Collinsville looks to boost Hispanic graduation rates
STLtoday.com
District offers many paths to lead students to graduation
Reno Gazette Journal
Passing Lane
Lane Report
Walcott's Plan to Strengthen Middle Schools Draws Mixed Reaction
New York Times
Schools to use data to drive success
nky.cincinnati.com
Cultivating Entrepreneurs During High School
BusinessWeek
Early Achievers Losing Ground, Study Finds
Education Week, edweek.org
September graduates beat the odds
Cincinnati.com
Wisconsin leads the nation in graduation rates
WEAU-TV 13
Dropouts Face a Future with More Jobs But Less Options, Study Finds
Youth Today
Students send anti-dropout message via hip-hop
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Bellaire HS wranglers find rounding up dropouts is challenging
Your Houston News
OPI project aims to raise rate of graduation statewide
Helena Independent Record
Berkeley schools look to raise graduation rate to 80%
Charleston Post Courier
America's Woeful Public Schools: The High Cost of Low Educational Attainment
Dropout Nation
Magic Johnson Gets in the Education Game
NBC Los Angeles
New Bedford, BCC join forces on dropout prevention program
South Coast Today
Study says low-skill, high-pay jobs aren't coming back and governments shouldn't waste money trying to revive them
The Grand Rapids Press
Ned Eames uses tennis to boost inner-city reading skills and graduation rates
Christian Science Monitor
Study: More minority college grads would reduce disparities in math, science jobs
The Hill
Online commentary: High school dropouts need alternative paths to jobs
Detroit Free Press
Strive program offers promise
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
"Operation Outreach" Credited For Students Returning To School
KTSM News Channel 9
Kentucky ranked No. 1 in nation for improvement on key higher education metrics
The Morehead News
Educators Tackling Problems in Two Crucial Age Groups
The New York Times
The Hidden Jobs Crisis: Strengthening Tomorrow's Workforce Today
Huffington Post
New early learning program aims to prevent future ills
The Gazette, Colorado Springs
WCSD, Local Leaders to Help Boost Graduation Rate
KTVN
Report: High School Reform at Risk Without Better Data
Market Watch, The Wall Street Journal
Grant to fund after school learning
The Dispatch, Clay Center
Kentucky improving in key education rates
The Courier-Journal, Louisville
State cites progress in college degrees, graduation rates
Lexington Herald Leader
CCU mentoring program aims to improve high school graduation rates
The Sun News, Myrtle Beach
HISD Works To Keep Kids In School
KUHF-FM
Grant will help keep students in school
Statesman Journal
District officials visit homes to get dropouts back in school
The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg SC
Schools using improvement grants to raise the educational bar
Yakima Herald-Republic
Raise mandatory school attendance age to 18
Cumberland Times-News
GUEST OPINION: Get practical about dropout rate
The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa CA
UA offers online help for 'tweens'
The University of Alabama unveils Web site that explains the transition from elementary- to middle-school, behaviors, economics, reading, relationships and dropout prevention at the middle-school level.
Camps work to lower dropout numbers
A North Carolina school district hosts summer dropout prevention camps. The camps target rising sixth- and ninth-grade students who may have a hard time transitioning and upperclassmen across the district who need help getting credits to stay on track for graduation.
Causes and effects of dropout students discussed at summit
Community leaders in Arkansas recognize the importance of community involvement at dropout prevention summit.
Indiana summit will focus on high school dropouts
Indiana will host a dropout prevention summit in September.
Education Chief's Dropout Plan Getting Opposition
Robert Scott, the commissioner of education in Texas, unveils controversial plan to get high school dropouts back in school. He suggests companies should voluntarily not hire high school dropouts to encourage students to get their diplomas.
What Will It Take to Turn Around Low Graduation-Rate High Schools?
Discusses Graduating America: Meeting the Challenge of Low Graduation-Rate High Schools, a new report released by Jobs for the Future and the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University.
Oconee County mentoring program aims at reducing dropouts
A South Carolina school district utilizes mentors to keep students engaged in school.
Middle School—The Critical Link in Dropout Prevention
Dr. Joyce Stallworth, senior associate dean in The University of Alabama's College of Education, discusses the importance of concentrating on the “tween” years.
Kids Count rankings contain good, bad news
Check out the annual Kids Count ranking of states on the well-being of children released recently by the Annie E. Casey Foundation
Conference to put spotlight on dropout rate
The Shreveport Dropout Prevention Summit: Parent University will be a forum to give parents resources to help their children toward high school graduation.
State eyes improvement in dropout rate
University of Maine hosts the state’s first statewide dropout prevention summit.
The misadventures of Texas dropouts
Texas State Senator Jeff Wentworth discusses the consequences of dropping out.
Rally organizers aim to keep students in school
School leaders in Georgia want to get kids excited about school.
Obama unveils $4 billion school improvement plan
President Barack Obama announced a competition for $4 billion in federal grants to improve academic achievement and reverse a decline in U.S. public schools.
Panel eyes strategies to reduce dropouts
Alabama community studies strategies and programs geared toward dropout prevention.
Kansas DropINs works to stop dropouts
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announces its new dropout prevention initiative and summit.
Take a look at the students
A discussion on the importance of motivating students and including them in the movement to end the dropout crisis.
Leaders promote start of school
Education leaders in North Charleston, S.C., tout that “It’s Cool to Be in School.”
Views vary on tougher dropout standard
A new Missouri law enacts tougher requirements for students to drop out of school.
Bill Gates: Better data on student, teacher performance will raise achievement in US schools
Bill Gates addresses the National Association of State Legislatures' annual legislative summit.
Success in the Middle Act 101: what parents of school-aged children should know
Congress looks at the importance of middle school preparation and support.
Lessons for Failing Schools
The $100 billion education stimulus package gives Education Secretary Arne Duncan unprecedented leverage to energize the languishing school reform effort.
School Bailout: Student Dropouts Are the Next Big Failing Financial Assets
As the Treasury debates the moral hazard of rescuing banks and other distressed businesses, there is one steadily growing group of nonperforming assets whose rescue poses no ethics debate and whose future is inextricably tied to the success of our nation.
Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Dropout Prevention Resource Guide
Articles that present common scenarios and cite particular strategies and resources in context.
Graduation Rate Climbs
New state data shows slightly more of Kentucky's public school pupils are graduating high school and fewer are dropping out.
Louisville Dropout Prevention Summit
A summit was held at Bellarmine University in July 2008 and was titled “Improving Louisville’s High School Graduation Rates”.
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