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High School Graduation Rates Essay

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In urban priority school districts, educators emphasize the importance of graduation. The expectation of all educators should be that every child can learn and will graduate. It is through graduation that society begins to combat poverty. In New Haven Public Schools, where graduation rates are higher than comparable districts in the state of Connecticut, they are not inclusive of all public school students. It is through collaboration with the University of Chicago and the Consortium on School Research that freshman on-track indicators have been defined and implemented in one high school in the city. It is the purpose of this study to determine the effectiveness of the use of early warning indicators to increase the high school graduation …show more content…

Research Questions
What are the freshman on-track rates for the current 12th grade students and all subgroups contained within the cohort; and are there discrepancies in subgroups? How do these rates compare to the current ninth grade cohort?
How do current 12th grade students who were on-track per the defined freshman on-track
Indicators in their ninth grade compared to the current ninth grade cohort upon their graduation in 2021, and according to all identified subgroups?
To what extend is the freshman on-track indicator a predictor of high school graduation, college enrollment, and college persistence with both of these cohorts of graduates?
Literature Review
Success is attainable by all students except when circumstances of one’s environment prevent forward movement. If access to graduation is equitable and attainable, students will be prepared to enroll and persist in college thereby increasing their opportunities for success and high qualities of life. Swanson (2009) reiterates a focus of the Obama campaign on graduate rates as most important because the diploma is not only a source of economic benefit but of preparation for global competitiveness. Increased graduations rates stand to serve an increase in national economy while lifting students most at risk from poverty. The impact of education on poverty is found through increasing access to graduation. Swanson (2009) suggests that attainment of higher levels of education is not enough, the

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