KIDS COUNT Indicator Brief: Reducing the High School Dropout Rate

Date
2009-07
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Annie E. Casey Foundation
Abstract

Outlines the economic costs of dropping out of high school and proposes dropout prevention strategies, such as taking a long-term approach starting with school readiness, enhancing schools' holding power, and addressing outside factors and at-risk groups.

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Children and Youth, Elementary and Secondary Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, School Reform
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http://www.aecf.org/~/media/Pubs/Initiatives/KIDS%20COUNT/K/KIDSCOUNTIndicatorBriefReducingtheHighSchoolD/HighSchoolDropouts.pdf