Good discipline is a frequent area of focus for schools, but how to achieve it is an ongoing debate. In the past few decades, out-of-school suspensions have become increasingly popular as a way of gaining control of the classroom. In fact, schools are now suspending and expelling students at a rate more than double that of 1974. In an effort
Read moreLast week, America’s Promise Alliance released a special report on school dropouts, based on research conducted by the Center for Promise at Tufts University. The report offered great news in that the nation’s drop-out rate has declined – 80% of students graduate high school on time, up from 75%. Perhaps more interesting though is that the report delved into the
Read moreAccording to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the United States’ high school graduation rate has declined significantly. In 1970, the U.S. boasted the world’s highest rate of high school graduation; today, we are ranked at #21. The Alliance for Excellent Education reports that 7,000 American students drop out of school EVERY school day, amounting to approximately 1.3 million
Read moreIt is estimated that seven million students (K-12) miss 18 days or more each year, and the concentration of that absenteeism is in middle and high schools. In some states, as many as 1 in 3 high school students are absent on any given day. Research shows that student achievement suffers after only five absences. Students who miss more than
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