Trends in High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States: 1972–2008

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Trends in High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States: 1972–2008

Description

This report builds upon a series of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reports on high school dropout and completion rates that began in 1988. It presents estimates of rates in 2008, provides data about trends in dropout and completion rates over the last three and a half decades (1972–2008), and examines the characteristics of high school dropouts and high school completers in 2008.

Creator

Chris Chapman, Jennifer Laird and Angelina KewalRamani

Publisher

United States Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics

Date

Created: 2010

Contributor

John Roper

Format

pdf

Language

English

Type

Text

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GEDdoc006

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Reference

Chris Chapman, Jennifer Laird and Angelina KewalRamani Created: 2010, Trends in High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States: 1972–2008, United States Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics