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Drop-Out Prevention

 

House Bill 1347 in the Indiana General Assembly seeks to reduce high school drop out rates in Indiana by recognizing and addressing early warning signs.

The Gates’ Foundation provides reports and offers grant and scholarship opportunities geared toward increasing high school graduation rates and preparing students for higher education.


The Annie E. Casey Foundation
suggests solutions for addressing and reducing high school dropout rates.

The National Center for Education Statistics provides data about student effort and education progress, breaking dropout rate statistics down into specific categories such as state, ethnicity, and income.

The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of High School Dropouts is a report by Civic Enterprises in association with Peter D. Hart Research Associates for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate for Public High Schools provided by the Common Core of Data School Years 2001-02 and 2002-03, National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education

Editorial: Dropout bill deserves a chance
Indianapolis Star, February 14, 2006
Indiana Commission for Higher Education