Article: Letters to the Editor

Article: FUND SOLUTIONS, NOT TALK; ONE WAY OF SOLVING THE DROPOUT CRISIS IS TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT WORK.(Opinion)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  May 6, 2007 ;     467 words ......address the nation's high school dropout crisis. It will bring together educational...the nation instant access to graduation rates for all of its school districts...Summit to Stop Talking About the Dropout Crisis and Actually Do Something About...

Article: Accurately assessing high school graduation rates.
Phi Delta Kappan;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......argued that there is a dropout crisis in the U.S. But Mr. Mishel...is a newly discovered dropout crisis in our high schools. As...They also claim that graduation rates have been flat for several...surveys, we have found that graduation rates have improved for ...

Article: Michigan Dropout Crisis Costs $2. 5 Billion Annually
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 30, 2008 ;     598 words ......Finding ways to fix Michigan's dropout crisis is the focus of public hearings...College, boosting high school graduation rates would save $127,000 per new...without a solution to the dropout crisis drains another $2.5 billion...exists to help schools boost graduation ...

Article: SEN. BINGAMAN APPLAUDS EFFORTS TO ADDRESS COUNTRY'S DROPOUT CRISIS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 22, 2008 ;     225 words ......governors. Currently, states are not required to calculate graduation rates in the same way, which makes it difficult to get an...school, we risk not accurately addressing the country's dropout crisis. This proposed regulation change is a positive step forward in helping provide greater ...

Article: Twelve States Rise Above the Nationwide Dropout Crisis.
Ascribe Higher Education News Service;  March 11, 2009 ;     383 words ......states significantly improved their high school graduation rates between 2002 and 2006, while the rest of the nation...report, Progress Toward Increasing National and State Graduation Rates, available at http://www.every1graduates.org . The...The report draws on several methods of measuring ...

Article: Congressman Danny Davis & Harvard Prof. Gary Orfield at Midwest Dropout Crisis Conference; Midwest Conference On Dropout Crisis & Graduation Rate Features Leading National Experts.
PR Newswire;  March 19, 2004 ;     315 words ......found Illinois ranked 9th in the nation for high school graduation rates between whites and minorities. Only 68 percent of nation...Hispanics, and Native American fare much worse -- with graduation rates hovering around 50 percent nationally, and below 50...minority males. WHEN/WHERE: Midwest ...

Article: Johns Hopkins Study Shows Detailed Picture of Dropout Crisis.
Ascribe Higher Education News Service;  October 20, 2006 ;     605 words ......and Characteristics of Philadelphias Dropout Crisis, 2000-05, Ruth Curran Neild and Robert...dimensions and characteristics of the dropout crisis, said Balfanz, a research scientist...effort to focus attention on the citys dropout crisis and to implement strategies and investment...

Article: JOHNS HOPKINS STUDY SHOWS DETAILED PICTURE OF DROPOUT CRISIS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 20, 2006 ;     607 words ......and Characteristics of Philadelphia's Dropout Crisis, 2000-05, Ruth Curran Neild and Robert...dimensions and characteristics of the dropout crisis," said Balfanz, a research scientist...effort to focus attention on the city's dropout crisis and to implement strategies and ...

Article: Op-Ed: Sounding the Alarm on the School Dropout Crisis
U.S. Newswire;  October 4, 2006 ;     688 words ......Act, which targets school districts with the lowest graduation rates by providing grants to improve adolescent literacy. Significantly increasing the graduation rates of black students and other at-risk groups requires...most at risk of not graduating. Curbing the nation's dropout ...

Article: MTV Tackles America's High School Dropout Crisis With Special Programming, Voices of Hope and 'Silent Epidemic' Summit.
PR Newswire;  April 25, 2007 ;     700+ words ......and Nation's Foremost Authorities on Dropout Crisis at 'National Summit on America's Silent...help change the course of America's dropout crisis -- which each year results in more...educators in a call to action to end a dropout crisis that squanders the potential of America...

Article: MTV Tackles America's High School Dropout Crisis With Special Programming, Voices of Hope and 'Silent Epidemic' Summit
U.S. Newswire;  April 25, 2007 ;     700+ words ......help change the course of America's dropout crisis -- which each year results in more...educators in a call to action to end a dropout crisis that squanders the potential of America...people a hand in solving America's dropout crisis, today MTV also announces Jynell Harrison...

Article: Dropout crisis demands stronger response
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  January 19, 1998 ;     324 words ......problem. Yes, MPS needs to better grasp the ins and outs of the dropout crisis. Some study is in order. But in light of the threats from Madison...School Board must get MPS on the track of properly responding to the dropout crisis.

Article: LATINO MALE DROPOUT CRISIS FOCUS OF SYMPOSIUM
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 21, 2007 ;     306 words ......will convene June 22-23 at ASU to address the Latino male dropout crisis at a forum sponsored by the Center for Community Development...addressing this important issue. "The young Latino male dropout crisis, if unabated, has the potential to condemn a large segment...

Article: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM INSTITUTIONS POST GAINS IN GRADUATION RATES
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 9, 2007 ;     700+ words ......release: Recent efforts to improve graduation rates at The University of Texas System...campuses posted increases in six-year graduation rates by an average of 3.3 percentage points...nine institutions increased four-year graduation rates by an average of 4.3 percentage points...