The Effects of the Great Recession on Educational Attainment: Evidence from a Large Urban High School District
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DOI: 10.1007/s11256-016-0381-x
Abstract: Economic crises are a recurrent phenomenon in American society, yet there is little knowledge of the impacts on educational opportunity. Using data from a large high school district as a case study, this research explores… read more here.
Keywords: great recession; high school; school district; graduation rates ... See more keywords
Decomposing differences in Black student graduation rates between HBCU and non-HBCU Institutions: The devil is in the details
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2021.109816
Abstract: Abstract Six-year graduation rates of Black students at HBCUs are confirmed to match those of Black students at similar non-HBCUs. Digging deeper identifies which mechanisms that translate student and institutional characteristics into graduation rates still… read more here.
Keywords: decomposing differences; black student; differences black; graduation ... See more keywords
Correspondence Schools in Alaska: Enrollment and Cohort Graduation Rates, 2010-17
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DOI: 10.1080/15582159.2019.1683263
Abstract: ABSTRACT The State of Alaska, by some measures the United States’ most rural state, has long supported correspondence schools, a popular school choice option available to all students statewide and used primarily by homeschooled students.… read more here.
Keywords: graduation rates; correspondence; cohort graduation; correspondence schools ... See more keywords
Improving graduation rates: Legitimate practices and gaming strategies
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DOI: 10.14507/epaa.27.4222
Abstract: Accountability pressures faced by teachers and leaders may lead well-intentioned educators to engage in strategic reporting and operational practices to increase test scores, graduation rates, and other indicators of student success. Such practices are referred… read more here.
Keywords: improving graduation; legitimate practices; gaming strategies; graduation ... See more keywords