High School Graduation Rates through Two Decades of District Change: The Influence of Policies, Data Records, and Demographic Shifts

by Elaine M. Allensworth, Kaleen Healey, Julia a Gwynne

Sixteen years ago, high school students in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) were almost as likely to drop out as they were to graduate; today they are three times as likely to graduate as drop out. What is driving this remarkable increase? A new report from the UChicago Consortium on School Research addresses the extent to which various factors could account for the changes in graduation rates, including changes in student performance and student demographics,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0990956385
• ISBN13: 9780990956389
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Consortium on Chicago School Research
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"