| Author(s): | Neild, R., and Balfanz, R. |
| Title: | Unfulfilled promise: The dimensions and characteristics of Philadelphia's dropout crisis, 2000-2005 |
| Source: | http://www.projectuturn.net/downloads/pdf/Unful... |
| Date: | 2006 |
| Organization: | Project U-turn |
| Short Description: | This report addresses three central sets of questions related to who drops out of high school in Philadelphia, why, and how these students could be identified before dropping out. |
| Annotation: | This report addresses three central sets of questions: How many students in grades 6 through 12 drop out of Philadelphia’s public schools in a single year? What are the key characteristics of these students, including their age, grade, race/ethnicity, gender, type of school attended, and neighborhood of residence? What percentage of 9th graders gradu-ates within four years, five years, or six
years of starting high school? What has been the trend in these cohort gradua-tion rates over the past 5 years? What are the trends in cohort graduation rates for males and females and for students of different racial/ethnic backgrounds? Which student characteristics, knowable
or potentially knowable by school personnel and agency staff, can identify students as being at high risk of dropping out of high school? |
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