Too many of the nation’s high school students leave high school
ill-prepared for work or college; and far too many leave altogether, long
before graduation day. Recent reports tell us that no more than 75% of
students leave high school with a diploma. In nearly 2,000 of the nation’s
high schools, graduation is not the norm.
This Web site aims to be part of the solution: a resource for everyone
interested transforming our nations high schools so that all students
graduate prepared to succeed in college, career and civic life.
Its goal is to provide the best data available on the size, scope, location,
and characteristics of the Graduation Gap-the difference between existing
graduation rates and skill levels in the nation’s high schools and
those needed to meet the economic and social challenges of the 21st Century.
Click here to access the Promoting Power page.
The first resource is data on Promoting Power in the nation’s
high schools. By comparing the number of seniors to the number of freshmen
four years earlier, it is possible to identify which high schools likely
have high and low graduation rates.
Useful Links
to other organizations with information on graduation rates, high school
student achievement levels, and the importance of HIgh School reform.
Contact Information
Future postings will include what is known about reforming high schools
with low graduation rates, data on the minority graduation gap, and the
middle grade’s connection.
