Dropping out of Arizona's Schools [microform] : The Scope, the Costs, and the Successful Strategies To Address the Crisis / Maria Robledo Montecel, Josie Cortez and Albert Cortez.
This report addresses the scope of Arizona's dropout problem and strategies for changing the situation. An introduction examines the magnitude of the problem, who is dropping out and why, costs of dropping out, what works in combating high dropout rates, what Arizona citizens and leaders can do...
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| Format: | Microfilm Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This report addresses the scope of Arizona's dropout problem and strategies for changing the situation. An introduction examines the magnitude of the problem, who is dropping out and why, costs of dropping out, what works in combating high dropout rates, what Arizona citizens and leaders can do, and what steps should be taken to reduce the dropout problem. The rest of the report describes research results. For every student Arizona schools fail to retain through graduation, the state loses money in lost earning capacity and incarceration expenses. For every $1 spent on getting students through graduation, Arizona saves $66 in state services and lost revenues. Only 3 of every 10 students entering Arizona as freshmen in the 1996-97 school year were not still enrolled in their senior year in the 1999-2000 school year. Minority high school students drop out at disproportionate rates. Some state policies for identifying and counting dropouts and high school graduates are in place. Not all Arizona schools submit data needed to calculate graduation and dropout rates. There is currently no established graduation rate goal for the state or individual districts, no major statewide initiative for addressing the dropout issue, inadequate numbers of dropout prevention programs that have adequately evaluated and documented their effectiveness over time, and no single all-inclusive program for addressing the dropout issue. (Contains 78 references.) (SM) |
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| Item Description: | Availability: Arizona Minority Education Policy Analysis Center, 2020 North Central Avenue, Suite 550, Phoenix, AZ 85004-4503. Tel: 602-258-2435, ext. 101; Fax: 602-258-2483; Web site: http://www.acpe.asu.edu/AMEPAC.htm. Sponsoring Agency: Arizona State Commission for Postsecondary Education, Phoenix. Arizona Minority Education Policy Analysis Center. ERIC Document Number: ED467049. |
| Physical Description: | 76 pages. |
| Reproduction Note: | Microfiche. |
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