The continued trend of high school dropouts in our public schools has placed South Carolina in a precarious position for its policy in dealing with what will be a costly legacy.
There are a number of organizations that examine and report on dropout rates for South Carolina. The most recent data analysis indicates the cohort graduation rate of the class of 2008 was only 61 percent- or a dropout rate of 39 percent (the SC Department of Education reports a dropout rate of less than 4 percent each year since 1999). Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Education Policy, Educational Accountability, High School Dropouts, South Carolina Dropout Rate
High school dropouts have been the focus of unprecedented attention, and rightly so if our education system is to meet the needs of an increasingly demanding workplace. But for all the attention dropouts receive, the results are, at best, ambiguous and, at worst, inadequate.
The United States Department of Education requires state departments of education to report graduation rates. These rates help to determine whether schools are meeting the federal mandate for “adequate yearly progress” in educating the youth of America. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Accountability, High School Dropouts, South Carolina Dropout Rate, South Carolina Dropouts
