Abstract: Nationally, only about two-thirds of all students who enter 9th grade graduate with regular high school diplomas four years later, with some minority populations faring far worse. In 2001, African American students had a graduation rate of 50 percent, the lowest of all racial and ethnic groups identified. This report documents high school dropout challenges and describes what twelve communities are doing to reconnect dropouts to education and employment training. The report details charter school programs focused on at-risk and out-of-school youth in several cities, including Austin, Dayton, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia. The authors find that charter schools enjoy "flexibility and relative freedom from overbearing administrative authority" and that makes them a "potentially attractive alternative to the curricular rigidities in many city school systems."
Resource Type: Case Studies/Evaluations Resource Format: PDF File Target Audience: Authorizers, Founders, Policy Makers, Researchers Resource Topic: Impact of Charter Schools
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