At the most general level, I'd respond that a system that produces huge numbers of high school dropouts is the worst form of tracking. (gse.harvard.edu)
Rather than a focus on national standards, writes Stanford professor Nel Noddings, more attention should be paid to problems that are truly pressing, such as reducing the number of high school dropouts. (edweek.org)
State senator Darrell Steinberg, a Sacramento Democrat who has focused on reducing the number of high school dropouts in California, said he thinks Schwarzenegger sincerely wants to improve the lot of poor children. (educationnext.org)