High School Dropout

Policy Analysis PowerpointGay Jackson

SW4710October 7,2013

High school dropouts have a difficult future

compared to high school graduates. Dropouts are less likely to find employment, and earning livable wages, and more likely to receive public assistance and becoming incarcerated (American Psychological Association, 2013)

The Dropout Crisis

Every year , over 1.2 million students drop out

of high school in the United States.

1 out of 3 students will not graduate high school.

Every 26 seconds someone drops out of high school (Cindy Frei, 2013)

The Dropout Crisis

Dropping out of high school is a process that

starts with poor academic achievement as early as elementary school.

Males are more likely than females. Hispanic Males have a higher dropout rate. 41% of Hispanic adults, 20 years and older

were high school dropouts.

(PewHispanic,2014)

Most Likely To Dropout

23% of Black Adults were high school

dropouts. 14% of White Adults were high school

dropouts.(NDPC@ Clemson.edu,2014)

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Three Major Contributors

1. Lack of parental engagement. a. Parents shows no interests in child’s academic success. 2. Academic performance. a. Poor reading skills starting from the 3rd grade. 3. Family economic needs. a. Students from lower economic status are more likely to drop out than students from higher economical status.

(United Way, 2014)

The National Dropout Prevention center was founded

in 1986. The NDPC offers strategies designed to

increase the graduation rate in America’s schools. The

center does active research and evaluation projects

that increase high school graduation (NDPC, 2014)

What Policies are currently in Place?

1. Active Learning2. After-School Opportunities3. Alternative Schooling4. Career and Technology Education (CTE)5. Early Childhood Education6. Early Literacy Development7. Educational Technology (NDPC, 2014)

Effective strategies for Dropout Prevention

National Dropout Prevention Center has

increased graduation rates through resource and evidence based solutions

Funded by Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Educational Act of 2006

Office of the Vocational and Adult education. U.S. Department of Education (NDPC, 2014)

Policy

President Obama Administration has committed 3.5 billion to fund transformational changes in American schools with graduation rates below 60%.“It is time for all of us, no matter what our backgrounds, to come together and solve this epidemic. Stemming the tide of dropouts will require turning our low performing schools. Just 2000 high schools in cities like Detroit, Los Angeles and Philadelphia produce over 50% of America’s dropouts…Let us make turning our schools our collective responsibility as Americans. President Barack Obama. (WhiteHouse.gov, 2010)

National Support

As a result of the research and evidence based

interventions conducted by the National Dropout Prevention Center,

More high school students are staying in school.

The dropout rate reached a record low in 2013, just 7% of the nations 18-24 year olds had dropped out of high school. In 2000, 12% of youth had dropped out of high school (PewHispanic, 2014)

Results

14% Hispanics 8% Blacks 5% Whites

2013 2000 32% Hispanics (PewHispanic, 2014)

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Q. What is alternative education? A. Alternative education is a program operated as a subdivision of the regular K-12 program. It is designed for students who can be better served in an alternative delivery system. Q. Who does this serve? A. The students who are served include those with specific needs and are often at risk of not graduating.(B. Barber, Personal Communication, October 1, 2014)

Interview with Advocate

Brian Barber Michigan Department of Ed.

Q. What type of learning is implemented? A. Alternative education programs seek to provide

added flexibility and alternative instructional models. Q. What does these models include? A. These often include expanded services from the

traditional setting such as online learning, institutional programs, counseling, childcare, and transportation in an effort to help students overcome barriers and meet the goals of the Michigan Merit Curriculum.

(B. Barber, Personal Communication, October 1, 2014)

Interview with Advocate

American Psychological Association. (2010). The Dropout Crisis. Washington, DC : Author. Retrieved on October 4, 2014 from http://www.apa.org.

Barber, Brian. Personal Interview. October 1, 2014.

National Dropout Prevention Center/Network. Clemson University. Retrieved October 2, 2014 from http://www.clemson.edu.

Pew Research Center. Hispanic Trends Project. Retrieved October 4, 2014 from www.pewhispsnic.org/2013/05/01 references-9/.

President Obama announced steps to reduce Dropout Rates. (2010). Retrieved on October 4, 2014 from www.WhiteHouse.gov/the-press-office.

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