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The True Cost of High School Dropouts - NYTimes.com 6

Feb 02, 12

This article talks about creating more schools where there is an overall smaller number of students so that kids can receive more individual attention. Rather than encourage students to drop out, it stresses the importance of staying in school in order to go to college and then find a job that will contribute taxes.

www.nytimes.com/...t-of-high-school-dropouts.html
- ONLY 21 states require students to attend high school until they graduate or turn 18
- reduce a dropout rate that imposes a heavy cost on the entire economy, not just on those who fail to obtain a diploma.
- Only 7 of 10 ninth graders today will get high school diplomas.
- replacing large high schools with smaller learning communities where poor students can get individualized instruction from dedicated teachers has been shown to be effective
- Studies show that the typical high school graduate will obtain higher employment and earnings
- the typical graduate will contribute more in tax revenues over his lifetime than if he’d dropped out.
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New York City Students at Small Public High Schools Are More Likely to Graduate, Study Finds - NYTimes.com 6

Feb 02, 12

Small, structured schools tend to be more successful than others. Students from these schools are also more likely to graduate. Could more high school drop outs create more schools like this?

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- . The higher graduation rate at small schools held across the board for all students, regardless of race, family income or scores on the state’s eighth-grade math and reading tests, according to the data.
- Small-school students also showed more evidence of college readiness
- “This study shows conclusively that our new small high schools changed thousands of lives in New York City, across every race, gender and ethnicity — not only helping them graduate, but graduate ready for college,” Mr. Walcott said.
- “It’s how the size is used.
- “It’s certainly not just size,”
- “I wouldn’t even dream of getting these results if these schools weren’t small and structured the way they are,”
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State pols mull raising high school dropout age

Feb 05, 12

Obama is trying to raise the high school dropout age to 18. Some people are saying that keeping kids in school who are uninterested and bored isn't the solution to make schools better. Clearly the president is looking to keep more people in school so that they are educated, but you can't force someone to do something that they don't want to do.

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Transforming the High School Experience

Feb 05, 12

New York is trying to make more (small) schools that will encourage kids to pursue their interests. There will be closer student-teacher relationships.

www.mdrc.org/...overview.html
Obama Wades Into Issue of Raising Dropout Age

Feb 05, 12

Obama is trying to stress the importance of education by raising the age to drop out of high school to 18 in most states.
“Efforts to raise the age usually come up against the argument that requiring students to stay in school when they no longer want to be there is disruptive to other students and not fair to the teacher,”

“There’s a whole array of reasons students drop out: teen pregnancy, financial obligations, detachment from the school environment, boredom, feeling the curriculum has no relevance in the real world,” said Jennifer Dounay Zinth, a senior policy analyst at theEducation Commission of the States. “Schools need to intervene quickly if there are warning flags.”

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President Obama Announces Steps to Reduce Dropout Rate and Prepare Students for College and Careers | The White House 17

Feb 06, 12

Obama's proposal- steps to reduce the dropout rate in schools

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- investing in dropout prevention and recovery strategies to help make learning more engaging and relevant for students
- t Obama also emphasize
- the importance of
- promote a college readiness
- to end America’s dropout crisis
- require turning around our low-performing schools
- Without a high school diploma, young people are less likely to succeed in the workforce.
- our nation loses $319 billion in potential earnings associated with the dropout crisis.
- reviewing records of attendance, behavior, and course failure
- making learning environments safe and relevant,
- The Obama Administration has committed $3.5 billion to fund transformational changes in America’s persistently low-performing schools
- assisting states in identifying and prioritizing high schools with graduation rates below 60%
- , states and school districts will choose among four reform models to change their lowest-performing schools:
- replace the principal and at least half of the school staff
- close and reopen the school
- required to admit, within the grades it serves, any former student who wishes to attend.
- four areas of reform,
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President Obama's Plan to Raise the School Dropout Age Will Not Work

Feb 07, 12

News Blog- Bias

I believe all students should stay in school until they graduate.

If America is to be globally competitive, it must have a high performing, highly trained, highly-technologically prepared workforce. And today's demands for a highly skilled workforce require, at minimum, a high school diploma.

The Federal Government presently provides only 10.8 percent of educational financing.

Twenty-one states require students to attend high school until they graduate or turn 18.

So it is not the age of mandatory attendance which determines the dropout rate but other factors.

one of the primary reasons that children leave school is because they are bored.

There will be added costs including adding more classrooms, providing additional teachers, providing additional support personnel such as counselors and paying for alternative on-line courses.

Finally, add in the additional costs of enforcing the law.

www.huffingtonpost.com/...ama-dropout-age_b_1240234.html
Answering Obama's dropout challenge - Omaha.com 23

Feb 07, 12

Talks about whether or not Obama's plan will succeed in keeping more kids in school.

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- If a 17-year-old is in school only because of the threat of prosecution, he said, "how conducive is that to the educational environment in the school district?"
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- n Iowa, students can drop out at age 16, even without parental permission
- In Iowa, students can drop out at age 16, even without parental permission
- In Iowa, students can drop out at age 16, even without parental permission,
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preventing high school dropouts.</p><p>The president, in his State of the Union address last week, challenged states to keep kids in school until they turn 18 or graduate from high school.</p><p>Nebraska's compulsory education law already does that, but State Sen. John Wightman says there's a substantial loophole he would like to close.</p><p>Wightman wants to repeal a provision in Nebraska law that allows 16-year-olds to drop out of school with parental permission.</p><p>"I think he's right on this issue," said Wightman, whose central Nebraska legislative district includes Gothenburg, Broken Bow and Lexington.</p><p>In I</p></div></div>
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preventing high school dropouts.</p><p>The president, in his State of the Union address last week, challenged states to keep kids in school until they turn 18 or graduate from high school.</p><p>Nebraska's compulsory education law already does that, but State Sen. John Wightman says there's a substantial loophole he would like to close.</p><p>Wightman wants to repeal a provision in Nebraska law that allows 16-year-olds to drop out of school with parental permission.</p><p>"I think he's right on this issue," said Wightman, whose central Nebraska legislative district includes Gothenburg, Broken Bow and Lexington.</p><p>In Iowa, students can drop out at </p></div></div>
- "when students don't walk away from their education, more of them walk the stage to get their diploma. When students are not allowed to drop out, they do better."
- "It's just not acceptable for kids to drop out for any reason. Why would we give a group of kids an out?"
- a critical year
- sophomore year
- good chance of graduating, he said.
- Anything that keeps kids engaged until they have a high school diploma and assists parents in insisting that kids stay in school is good state policy,
- start sliding at 15
- schools should provide alternative pathways to graduation, he said.
- situation as hopeless
- affects the graduation rate
- district does not keep data on how many kids bail at age 16.
- a key concern with past attempts was making sure schools have resources to teach at-risk kids who would be compelled to stay in school.
- Raising the age would not guarantee kids forced to stay in school would be successful, Bern said. Those students could be disruptive, he said.
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City school, political leaders endorse Obama dropout plan

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In Maryland, Baltimore any measure taken to keep kids in school has failed because of the financial cost. School chief Andres Alonso feels that kids aren't allowed to vote or drive but can make the choice to drop out of school. Senator Catherine E. Pugh said that they have tried everything but raise the age to 18. The state has a responsibility to provide young people an education and they consider you a child until the age of 18. However it would cost the state $200 million a year and would worsen the existing shortage of teachers, classroom space and other resources. Educators in Maryland also have their concerns. For one, parents can't always control their child and they may end up being brought into court for what their child did (skipping school). They also worry about the atmosphere of the school when there are so many kids there who don't want to be.

weblogs.baltimoresun.com/..._obamas_dropout_plan_work.html
Obama Takes Aim at School Dropout Rates - NYTimes.com 14

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Obama feels that the situation of poorly performing schools can no longer be ignored. Kids can no longer expect to be able to find a good job if they drop out of high school. He proposed a ten year plan to turn around these schools. However there are many steps involved in the process of turning around a school with high drop out rates.

thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/...es-aim-at-school-dropout-rates
- proposed giving $900 million in federal grants to states and school districts that agree to turn around
- 2,000 schools across the country that produce more than half of the nation’s dropouts.
- “giving up on your education and dropping out of school means not only giving up on your future, but it’s also giving up on your family’s future and giving up on your country’s future.”
- a system to improve how states evaluate the success or failure of schools
- graduation rates of 60 percent.
- firing the principal and at least half the staff; reopening as a charter school; close the school all together and transfer students to better schools in the district.
- The president said 1.2 million students drop out of school each year before graduating from high school.
- addressing the dropout crisis was critical.
- “Now it’s true that not long ago you could drop out of high school and reasonably expect to find a blue-collar job that would pay the bills and help support your family,
- That’s just not the case anymore.”
- 10-year campaign
- program “Grad Nation.”
- “We’ve got to catch our kids long before they drop out,”
- informal adviser to Mr. Obama
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Currently the age is 16 for when kids can decide if they want to drop out of high school. Should the drop out age be pushed back to 18 so that kids will be forced to stay in school until they are an adult? Or is it worth it to force kids to stay in school who are going to be a disruptive force in ...

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