Resources in this section of the portal provide valuable information about how to support students as they enter high school and document state efforts to ensure that students receive the skills they need to make the successful transition into college and their careers.
This comprehensive report details approaches to improving the state's graduation rate by focusing on high schools' adult culture, data utilization, rigor and relevance of curriculum, supportive relationships, and intervention strategies.
This Web site provides PowerPoint presentations, research links, and data related to the state's effort to use graduation coaches to increase Georgia's graduation rates by providing support to at-risk students.
This framework provides actions for policymakers and state agencies, educators and schools, and business and community members to take in preventing students from dropping out of high school.
This report combines over 25 years of research, identifying risk factors or conditions that significantly influence the decision to drop out of school, and compiles a list of evidence-based programs which address these risks.
Conducting Research to Answer Your Questions about Dual Enrollment provides a framework for states and district to think about and develop data systems that can be used to evaluate dual enrollment.
This publication details why and how New Jersey should adapt to the modern economy, which has eliminated many of the low-skill jobs that high schools were originally designed to prepare students to enter.
The years a student spends in high school are a time of tremendous transition, both personally and educationally. It is imperative that educators help guide students through the transitions into and out of high school as smoothly as possible. In recent years there has been much discussion about whether high schools are adequately preparing students for college and the world of work. However, we must also examine student transitions into high school and ensure that we are giving students the tools they need to succeed in a new academic setting. Otherwise, they may never make it to graduation.
