Influencing High School Graduation Rates – Part I
Our nation graduates only 84.1% of its high school students and that is too low for a nation that wants to advance economically and technologically. The US releases graduation data [...]
Influencing High School Graduation Rates – Part II
The most important goal of the public K-12 education system is a high school diploma. However, the US adjusted cohort graduation rate is only 84.1%[1]. South Korea[2] and Finland[3] graduate [...]
Influencing High School Graduation Rates – Part III
The US national graduation rate is 84.1%. However, it is estimated that a “90 percent high school graduation rate would likely create more than 65,000 new jobs and boost gross [...]
The Difference in DC High School Graduation Rates
Washington DC public schools (DCPS) are going through a crisis as the reality of high school graduation standards hits home. For the 2017 graduation year, [...]
May is Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
Every year, on beautiful spring days, you can see a yellow-green dust on your car windshield in the morning. That’s pollen and it makes spring the peak season for those [...]
Four Years of Chronic Absenteeism
Knowing how something changes over time can alter how we think about the topic. Are our efforts useful or not? Are there other factors making it change? Is it changing [...]