Number of 'dropout factory' high schools in the U.S. drops, report says
Source: CNN
The number of "dropout factory" high schools in the United States is decreasing, according to a report from the Building a Grad Nation Summit being held this week in Washington.
Between 2009 and 2010, the number of "dropout factories" -- the term used in the report for those high schools that graduate 60% or less of the number of freshmen who reported for class four years earlier -- dropped from 1,634 to 1,550, continuing a trend that has accellerated in recent years, the report says.
It is estimated that around one-quarter of students in the United States do not complete high school. The Grad Nation campaign has a goal of attaining a 90% graduation rate by the year 2020.
Only the state of Wisconsin currently reaches that benchmark, although Vermont is less than half a percentage point away, the report says.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/19/us/dropout-factory-report/index.html
Cirque du So-What
(25,941 posts)Ironic misspelling in an article touting an improvement in education.
mopinko
(70,127 posts)nah, that couldn't be it.
Devil_Fish
(1,664 posts)I got my G.E.D. in my Jr. year of HS. Classes were so mind numbing that I could not bare the though of wasting another day of my life. maybe if they taught me somthing usefull, I would have sceen some value it staying.
Seriously, if they want kids to stay in school, they should make it interesting.
Mariana
(14,858 posts)If they've learned enough to pass the GED test, isn't it idiotic to count that against the school? I think kids should be encouraged to test out of school early if they're able to. How much they've learned should be what matters, not how much time their butts have spent in classroom seats. Let the schools concentrate on the kids who need more classroom time.
davidhaslanded
(39 posts)Schooling is important. A higher education rate leads to a better economy.