Dropouts
Read more about people who leave school before earning a diploma and schools’ efforts to get all students to graduate
Special Report
Class of 2021: Digging Out From Under COVID
Graduation rates fell in 31 states in 2021. This package explores the Class of 2021's steep climb to academic recovery.
College & Workforce Readiness
Teenager Balances Family Care, Work, and Credit Recovery on a Path to Graduation
Remote learning didn't start Gerilyn Rodriguez's academic problems, but it accelerated them.
College & Workforce Readiness
What It Took to Get This Teenager Back on Track to Graduate
Nakaya Domina had been disengaging from school for years before she left Cimarron-Memorial High School in Las Vegas in 2019.
College & Workforce Readiness
Anxiety and Isolation Kept Him Out of School. How an Alternative Program Helped
After years of worsening anxiety that kept him from school, Blaine Franzel’s prospects for high school graduation are looking up.
College & Workforce Readiness
'Graduation Counselors' Go Door-to Door to Find Missing 69´«Ã½
On tree-lined streets and trailer parks, workers knock on doors to offer students a second chance at graduation.
College & Workforce Readiness
Dropouts Now Face a Steeper Climb to Earn a Diploma Post-Pandemic
Recovery programs say they have seen more students, further behind, than in prior years.
College & Workforce Readiness
From Our Research Center
Plunging Graduation Rates Signal Long Recovery
In the second year of the pandemic, the number of states with falling graduation rates more than doubled.
Student Achievement
With So Many Kids Struggling in School, Experts Call for Revamping 'Early Warning Systems'
A new collaborative says the indicators developed to flag students at risk of not graduating need an update for post-pandemic schools.
Equity & Diversity
Leader To Learn From
As 69´«Ã½, They Felt Disconnected. As Leaders, They Champion Equity
The superintendent and chief academic officer in Hartford, Conn., are creating a system that centers the needs of students and families.
School & District Management
Police Shootings Lower Black and Latino 69´«Ã½' Grades, Graduation Rates, Study Shows
A new study shows that police shootings affect the learning and emotional well-being of students in nearby schools, particularly nonwhite students.
Law & Courts
Briefly Stated
Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed
A collection of news stories from this week.
College & Workforce Readiness
Millions of Adults Lack Basic 69´«Ã½ Skills Needed for Good Jobs (Video)
In the U.S., millions of adults lack the basic literacy skills needed to sustain employment--yet education programs for this group serve only about 1.5 million, and funding continues to be cut at state and federal levels.
College & Workforce Readiness
Letter to the Editor
Graduation Rates Aren't the Whole Story
To the Editor:
As a follow up to a recent article about public charter high school graduation rates: Preparing students to live happy and productive lives is at the heart of our education system ("In Many Charter High 69´«Ã½, Graduation Odds Are Slim," February 26, 2019). However, graduation rates are overly simplified and not always an accurate reflection of these efforts, especially when it comes to many public charter schools' unique student demographics.
As a follow up to a recent article about public charter high school graduation rates: Preparing students to live happy and productive lives is at the heart of our education system ("In Many Charter High 69´«Ã½, Graduation Odds Are Slim," February 26, 2019). However, graduation rates are overly simplified and not always an accurate reflection of these efforts, especially when it comes to many public charter schools' unique student demographics.
College & Workforce Readiness
Report Roundup
Dropout Prevention
Elementary supports may help keep high school students in school, finds a study in AERA Open.