Article: GOV. PERDUE ANNOUNCES MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADUATION COACHES

Article: HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION COACHES READY TO GET ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 7, 2006 ;     576 words ... ... experience," said Governor Sonny Perdue. "High school graduation coaches will help at-risk students stay in school ... together to provide comprehensive training to the Graduation Coaches, August 8-10 at the Westin Hotel, near the ...

Transcript: Georgia Employs High School 'Graduation ...
NPR Morning Edition;  October 9, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... NPR) 10-09-2006 Georgia Employs High School 'Graduation Coaches' [DP] Host: STEVE INSKEEP Time 11:00 ... towards. CAPELOUTO: Georgia's more than 340 graduation coaches have the goal of raising the state's graduation ...

Article: GOV. PERDUE SPEAKS AT MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADUATION ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 27, 2007 ;     554 words ... ... He spoke to 450 Middle School Graduation Coaches. "Can you imagine ... Complement the work of the high school graduation coaches; * Begin career exploration ... Connect with high school graduation coaches during the transition ...

Article: GEORGIA'S HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE JUMPS BY ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 21, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Georgia's high school graduation rate has surpassed ... an official high school graduation rate of 70.8 ... the list in high school graduation rates," said ... for graduation. Graduation coaches also identify ...

Article: Change considered in high school graduation rules.
Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN);  September 9, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... help students be successful. We already have some of those things in place." Georgia high schools have had graduation coaches for years, and this year the coaches also are working in middle schools to start the focus on at-risk students ...

Article: The declining American high school graduation rate: ...
NBER Reporter;  March 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ...The high school graduation rate is a barometer of the health ... economic incentives for high school graduation. The real wages of high school ... increased and the return to high school graduation has risen, the high school ...

Article: Impact of a High School Graduation Examination on ...
Journal of Social Studies Research;  October 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... is tested on their state's high school graduation examination. An analysis found teachers ... is tested on their state's high school graduation examination: What instructional ... high-stakes tests such as a high school graduation examination on teachers' instructional ...