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Students with Disabilities Who Drop Out of School: Implications for Policy and Practice. Issue Brief: Examining Current Challenges in Secondary Education and Transition.

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Thurlow, Martha L.; Sinclair, Mary F.; Johnson, David R. – 2002

This brief explores the challenges of documenting dropout rates and ways to support students with disabilities so that they meet academic standards and graduate. It begins by discussing the high dropout rate for students with disabilities and the rise of standards-based reform and high-stakes tests. Characteristics of high-risk students are…

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Disabilities, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention

School Dropout Rates, Academic Performance, Size, and Poverty: Correlates of Educational Reform.

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Fetler, Mark – 1989

Educational policy makers have questioned the effects of school reform on at-risk students and suggested that higher academic standards may be associated with greater numbers of dropouts. This study examines school average dropout rates for 2 consecutive years in conjunction with percent aid to families with dependent children (AFDC), total…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate