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Welcome to the American Graduate Research Center, where you can find the latest and most accessible statistics and research on the high school dropout crisis.
UNDERSTAND THE NATIONAL PICTURE
- For the first time, America is on track to meet the national goal of 90% graduation rate by 2020.
- Even with these gains, America still loses about one out of five young people to the dropout crisis each year.
- Every year, nearly one million school-aged children in the US do not graduate high school with their peers.
- On average, the graduation rate among African-American and Hispanic students is less than 69%.
- Raising the graduation rate in 2011 to 90% would have increased the GDP by $6.6 billion.
- High school graduates are more likely to be employed, make higher taxable incomes, and generate jobs than those without a high school diploma.
- Graduates are less likely to engage in criminal behavior or receive social services.
- Read the full report: The 2013 Annual Update of Building a Grad Nation - provides an analysis of the latest graduation rate data and a comprehensive review on efforts to accelerate student achievement from across the nation.
STAY ABREAST WITH PUBLIC MEDIA REPORTING
Tavis Smiley Reports: Too Important to Fail
Frontline: Middle School Moment
NewsHour: Detroit Tackles Dropout Crisis
LEARN ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR STATE
Civic Marshall Plan State Indices
The Civic Marshall Plan State Indices provide detailed report on each state including metrics on the progress and challenge needed to achieve a 90 percent graduation rate.
MEET OUR RESEARCH PARTNERS
Public media is aligning partners and working with top education researchers to bring you the latest data. More information and resources will be available from our Research Center partners, including:
- Robert Balfanz from the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University
- John Bridgeland from Civic Enterprises
- Governor Bob Wise from the Alliance for Excellent Education
CONNECT WITH DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
The unique perspectives of those impacted by the dropout crisis are highlighted in these reports:
- School counselors in Counseling at a Crossroad
- School counselors in low-income schools in Accelerating Achievement
- Teachers in Raising Their Voices
- CEOs and College Presidents in Across the Great Divide
- Opportunity Youth in Opportunity Road
- Parents in One Dream, Two Realities
- High school dropouts inThe Silent Epidemic
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Expand Your Research
PBS LearningMedia Survey Finds Teachers are Embracing Digital Resources to Propel Student Learning- A national survey of pre-K-12 teachers that provides a current snapshot of how teachers are utilizing technology in America’s classrooms, the types of technology teachers have access to and their attitudes toward technology.
Civil Rights Data Collection- National data tool for analyzing equity
and educational opportunities. It reveals new truths about the journey America’s young people
take from pre- kindergarten through high school graduation. Download the data summary here.
Middle school predictors of high school achievement in three California school districts.
Kurlaender, M., Reardon, S., & Jackson, J. (2008).
CDRP Report 13. Santa Barbara, CA: California Dropout Research Project.
What factors predict high school graduation in the Los Angeles Unified School District?
Silver, D., Saunders, M., & Zarate, E. (2008).
CDRP Report 14. Santa Barbara, CA: California Dropout Research Project.
Does poor health contribute to dropping out of high school?
Breslau, J. (2010). Santa Barbara, CA: California Dropout Research Project, University
of California, Santa Barbara.
Education pays 2010: The benefits of higher education for individuals and society.
Baum, S., Ma, J., & Payea (2010).
Washington, D.C.: College Board.
Why students drop out of school: A review of 25 years of research.
Rumberger, R. W. & Lim, S. A. (2008).
Santa Barbara, CA: California Dropout Research Project.
Dropping Out: Why Students Drop Out of School and What Can Be Done About It
Dropping Out offers a comprehensive overview by one of the country's leading experts, and
provides answers to fundamental questions: Who drops out, and why? What happens to them
when they do? How can we prevent at-risk kids from short-circuiting their futures?
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