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Direct linkWarren, John Robert; Hamrock, Caitlin – Social Forces, 2010
Does increasing the minimum wage reduce the high school completion rate? Previous research has suffered from (1. narrow time horizons, (2. potentially inadequate measures of states' high school completion rates, and (3. potentially inadequate measures of minimum wage rates. Overcoming each of these limitations, we analyze the impact of changes in…
Descriptors: Minimum Wage, Wages, Correlation, High School Graduates
Heilig, Julian Vasquez – Teachers College Record, 2011
Background/Context: The prevailing theory of action underlying No Child Left Behind's high-stakes testing and accountability ratings is that schools and students held accountable to these measures will automatically increase educational output as educators try harder, schools will adopt more effective methods, and students will learn more. In…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Minimum Competency Testing, High Stakes Tests, Grade Repetition
Download full textCatterall, James S. – 1987
Reported research and analysis concerning competency tests required for high school graduation and concerning dropping out of school point to ambiguous hypotheses about the effects of graduation tests on early school leaving. A review of the literature indicates the existence of data on the process nature of dropping out, the centrality of…
Descriptors: Dropout Research, Dropouts, Graduation Requirements, High School Students
Peer reviewedCatterall, James S. – American Journal of Education, 1989
Reports a study on minimum competency testing in American high schools. Discusses the effects on students who fail to pass it, and the perceptions of educators and administrators about the value and barrier aspects of these tests. Implications of the findings for research, policy making, and educational practice are explored. (JS)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Administrator Attitudes, Dropouts, High Risk Students
Catterall, James S. – 1986
A model depicting dropping out of high school as a process is presented. Against a longitudinal mapping of student experiences, questions about standards or exit tests are addressed. Existing research on dropouts provided the empirical basis for the model. The central features of the model are the academic and social systems of the school.…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Graduation Requirements
Falbo, Toni – 1996
A study begun in a Texas school district in 1988 focused on families of Mexican origin, studying characteristics of their schools and studying what the families and schools did or did not do to promote graduation from high school. The sample of 100 15-year-olds labeled as "at risk" was fairly typical of Latino students in the school…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Educational Practices, Grade Repetition, Graduation Requirements
