Rethinking High School Graduation Rates And Trends
by Lawrence Mishel /
2006 / English / PDF
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In a knowledge-driven economy, those without at least a high school
diploma will be far more limited in their work prospects than those
with one. But scholars and educators disagree on the rate of
graduation in U.S. high schools. Some new statistics seriously
understate minority graduation rates and fail to reflect the
tremendous progress in the last few decades in closing the
black-white and the Hispanic-white graduation gaps.
In a knowledge-driven economy, those without at least a high school
diploma will be far more limited in their work prospects than those
with one. But scholars and educators disagree on the rate of
graduation in U.S. high schools. Some new statistics seriously
understate minority graduation rates and fail to reflect the
tremendous progress in the last few decades in closing the
black-white and the Hispanic-white graduation gaps.Rethinking High School Graduation Rates and Trends
Rethinking High School Graduation Rates and Trends
analyzes the current sources of available data on high school
completion and dropout rates and finds that, while graduation rates
need much improvement, they are higher, and getting better.
analyzes the current sources of available data on high school
completion and dropout rates and finds that, while graduation rates
need much improvement, they are higher, and getting better.