May 20 Why aren't high school students graduating? New report sheds light By Elizabeth Jones [caption id="attachment_103650" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Twenty percent of students leave high school without graduating according to a report released today from GradNation, a campaign of America’s Promise Alliance. But why? Photo by Flickr user Milken Community Schools[/caption] While a report… Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch What's driving gains in high school graduation rates? By PBS News Hour The graduation rates for American high schools have reached 80 percent, according to a report based on statistics from the Department of Education. Jeffrey Brown discusses the milestone and the work that lies ahead with John Bridgeland of Civic Enterprises,… Continue watching
Apr 28 U.S. public high schools reach milestone graduation rate By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press The growth has been spurred by such factors as a greater awareness of the dropout problem and efforts by districts, states and the federal government to include graduation rates in accountability measures. Among the initiatives are closing "dropout factory"… Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch Can an Increase for National High School Graduation Rates Be Trusted? Can an Increase for National High School Graduation Rates Be Trusted?… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch Denzel Washington on Dropouts: 'Most Dangerous Time' for Kids Right After School Denzel Washington on High School Dropouts, At-Risk Youth… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch Colleges Need to Improve Academic Success of Athletes, Studies Show Recent studies of NCAA programs suggest that colleges need to do more to ensure their student-athletes graduate, rather than simply generate revenue and attention for their schools. The NewsHour takes a closer look at the issue. Continue watching