Latest Headlines from the US Department of Education
NCLB proposal aims to hold schools more accountable for dropouts
At more than 1 in 10 U.S. high schools, 60% or fewer students who start as freshman make it to their senior year, according to an analysis by Johns Hopkins of U.S. Department of Education data. Researchers say there are about 1,700 schools in the U.S. that can be considered "dropout factories," but proposed changes to NCLB would hold high schools more accountable for dropout rates, in part by requiring them to break down graduation rates based on racial, ethnic and other subgroups. From ASCD SmartBrief. (10/30)
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