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Category : High school dropouts
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Reducing the High School Dropout Rate in California
Author: Publisher:
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Category : High school dropouts
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Dropping Out, Losing Out
Author: California. Legislature. Assembly. Office of ResearchPublisher:
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Category : High school dropouts
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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California's High School Dropouts
Author: David A. StuitPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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This report analyzes the economic and social costs of the high school dropout problem in California from the perspective of a state taxpayer. The authors' analysis considers the consequences of this problem in terms of labor market, tax revenue, public health, and incarceration costs. The authors' quantification of these costs reveals the sizeable taxpayer benefits that stand to be gained by aggressively combating the state's dropout problem. Their analysis reveals the following findings: (1) According to the California Department of Education, 98,420 public high school students dropped out of school in 2007-08, suggesting 19 percent of California high school students in any ninth-grade class will drop out over a four-year period. Hispanic and African American students drop out at an estimated rate of 24 percent and 33 percent respectively; (2) California dropouts experience difficulty in the labor market. They are more likely to be unemployed or out of the labor force and twice as likely to be living in poverty; (3) The lower earnings of high school dropouts cost the state more than $54 billion per year in lost taxable personal income; (4) Dropouts report worse health than graduates and require more public health resources. Close to 20 percent of California high school dropouts report fair or poor health and close to half receive Medicaid; (5) Dropouts drive up the state's incarceration costs. Over a lifetime, a dropout costs the state $8,484 because of higher incarceration rates than higher-educated peers; and (6) California's economy will benefit tremendously by reducing dropouts. The authors estimate that each prevented dropout will result in a present value lifetime benefit of $28,227. By permanently cutting the dropout rate in half, each new graduating class of high school students would yield more than $1.4 billion in direct gross economic benefits to the state. Completely eliminating the dropout problem would save the state $2.8 billion annually, or approximately 14 percent of its present budget deficit. (Contains 9 tables, 9 figures, and 40 notes.).
High School Dropout, Graduation, and Completion Rates
Author: National Academy of EducationPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309163072
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
High school graduation and dropout rates have long been used as indicators of educational system productivity and effectiveness and of social and economic well being. While determining these rates may seem like a straightforward task, their calculation is in fact quite complicated. How does one count a student who leaves a regular high school but later completes a GED? How does one count a student who spends most of his/her high school years at one school and then transfers to another? If the student graduates, which school should receive credit? If the student drops out, which school should take responsibility? High School Dropout, Graduation, and Completion Rates addresses these issues and to examine (1) the strengths, limitations, accuracy, and utility of the available dropout and completion measures; (2) the state of the art with respect to longitudinal data systems; and (3) ways that dropout and completion rates can be used to improve policy and practice.
High School Dropouts
Author: California. Legislature. Assembly. Legislative Reference ServicePublisher:
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Category : Dropouts
Languages : en
Pages : 42
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High School Graduation and Dropout Data
Author: California. Bureau of State AuditsPublisher:
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Category : Educational statistics
Languages : en
Pages : 58
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The Promise of Adolescence
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309490111
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
Adolescenceâ€"beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20sâ€"is a critical period of development during which key areas of the brain mature and develop. These changes in brain structure, function, and connectivity mark adolescence as a period of opportunity to discover new vistas, to form relationships with peers and adults, and to explore one's developing identity. It is also a period of resilience that can ameliorate childhood setbacks and set the stage for a thriving trajectory over the life course. Because adolescents comprise nearly one-fourth of the entire U.S. population, the nation needs policies and practices that will better leverage these developmental opportunities to harness the promise of adolescenceâ€"rather than focusing myopically on containing its risks. This report examines the neurobiological and socio-behavioral science of adolescent development and outlines how this knowledge can be applied, both to promote adolescent well-being, resilience, and development, and to rectify structural barriers and inequalities in opportunity, enabling all adolescents to flourish.
A Recommended Approach to Providing High School Dropout and Completion Rates at the State Level
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428962158
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 55
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California's Data on High School Dropouts are Inaccurate
Author: California. Office of the Auditor GeneralPublisher:
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Category : Educational statistics
Languages : en
Pages : 38
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High School Alternative Education Programs
Author: Michelle PettusPublisher:
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Category : Alternative education
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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