Solving California's Dropout Crisis

Synthesizes ongoing CDRP research to outline the scope, the causes, and the costs of the state's high school dropout crisis. Proposes a policy agenda to raise the graduation rate, with separate recommendations for the state, districts, and schools

Student and School Predictors of High School Graduation in California

Based on surveys of tenth-grade students, teachers, principals, and parents, identifies alterable factors that predict high school graduation, including the student's ninth-grade performance, engagement in sports, and the school's academic climate

Ethnic and Gender Differences in California High School Graduation Rates

Presents data on the disparities in graduation rates among African-American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, and white students as well as between boys and girls within each group

Why Students Drop Out of School: A Review of 25 Years of Research

Reviews research on the underlying causes of the high school dropout crisis -- individual and institutional characteristics that predict whether a student is likely to drop out of high school. Discusses student engagement, deviance, and other models

Addressing School Dropout in Texas: A Summary for Administrators and Policymakers of "Dropout Prevention: A Practice Guide"

This booklet summarizes the information from: Dropout Prevention: A Practice Guide, available on the Institute of Education Sciences web site at http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc.Educatio