Resources in this section examine practices and policies that states are putting in place to ensure that students make a successful transition into high school.
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 Florida High School Reform Task Force report lists recommendations to increase the student achievement and graduation rates of high school students, while improving the culture of high schools. Many of the recommendations were subsequently approved by the State Board of Education for inclusion in 2006 legislation.
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.
The Hawai`i P-20 Initiative brings together educators, state government officials, business representatives, and other stakeholders to work together to improve student achievement in Hawai`I by creating a seamless system of education that links and coordinates each education level. The website includes a P-20 Strategic Plan and allows for interactive communication among the various stakeholders that make up the P-20 Council.
This white paper argues for the establishment of an early warning data system to identify potential dropouts, and is accompanied by several supporting resources.
This brief argues that addressing the dropout crisis requires proactive strategies which promote and support both dropout prevention and dropout recovery.
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.
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Background and Context
Students are most at risk of dropping out during their first year of high school. Initiatives like ninth grade academies, smaller learning communities, advisory systems, and individual learning plans can serve to personalize a student’s transition into high school and better equip them to face the new challenges that arise during that time.
