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Public School Graduates and Dropouts from the Common Core of Data: School Year 2007–08
on Jun 02, 2010 by National Center for Education Statistics
This report presents findings associated with public high school graduation and event dropout counts for the 2007–08 school year. These data were collected as part of the Common Core of Data Survey Collection, a universe collection of public schools operating in the United States and associated other jurisdictions.
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Study Finds High Rate of Imprisonment Among Dropouts
on Oct 14, 2009 by SAM DILLON (New York Times)
On any given day, about one in every 10 young male high school dropouts is in jail or juvenile detention, compared with one in 35 young male high school graduates, according to a new study of the effects of dropping out of school in an America where demand for low-skill workers is plunging.
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Studying the Impact of Race in the Classroom
on Jul 16, 2009 by Randy James (Times)
The Gist: Narrowing the persistent gap in achievement between white and minority students is one of the toughest challenges in education.
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Students Improving but Black-White Education Gap Persists
on Jul 16, 2009 by Mary Bruce (ABC News)
The achievement gap in basic math and reading between black and white elementary school students has narrowed since the early 1990s, according to a new Education Department study.
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‘Outrageous’ state race gap in math
on Jul 16, 2009 by ROSALIND ROSSI (Chicago Sun-Times)
Illinois has one of the biggest black-white achievement gaps in mathematics in the country, national data released Tuesday indicate.
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Study: Achievement gap narrows between black, white students
on Jul 16, 2009 by Khadijah Rentas (CNN)
Math and reading scores for fourth- and eighth-graders in public schools improved nationwide, but African-American students continued to lag behind their white classmates, a new federal study found.
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America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2009
on Jul 16, 2009 by Forum on Child and Family Statistics
America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2009 is a compendium of indicators illustrating both the promises and the difficulties confronting our Nation's young people. The report presents 40 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives.
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Strong Growth Of Public Charter School Sector
on Jul 09, 2009 by National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
On June 19th, The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released the 2009 Public Charter School Dashboard, a new comprehensive report documenting strong growth in the public charter school sector.
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National Teachers’ Unions and the Struggle Over School Reform
on Jul 09, 2009 by William L. Taylor & Crystal Rosario (CCCR)
This report broadens the scope to the national level, looking at how the national unions affect federal policy.
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The Downside of Small Schools
on Jun 25, 2009 by Clara Hemphill (Huffington Post)
I've long been a fan of small schools, and there's much to admire in the 200 new small high schools that New York City has created since 2002. But there's a dark side as well.
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