This report shows how disparities in
school attendance rates starting as early as preschool and kindergarten are contributing to achievement gaps and high school dropout rates across the country.
Not exact matches
When Owen - Moore
started the Alliance
School in 2005,
attendance rates were at 61 percent.
In Florida, among the study population of charter 8th graders, 57 percent of students attending a charter
school in 9th grade went to either a two - or four - year college within five years of
starting high
school, whereas among students who
started high
school in a traditional public
school the college
attendance rate was only 40 percent.
National research suggests later middle and high
school start times can lead to a host of better outcomes, from higher
attendance rates and fewer behavior problems to improved scores on state tests.
When
schools have delayed the
start of the
school day, communities have seen reduced tardiness, sleeping in class, and car crash
rates, as well as improved
attendance, graduation
rates, and standardized test scores
Many studies have shown the benefits of later
school start times, from increased
attendance to better graduation
rates and even reduced depression, anxiety, car accidents and suicidal ideation.
The website includes links to a one - page Dashboard Quick
Start Guide, a two - page brochure with more information, an e-brochure that allows viewers to read it as a slide show, a glossary of education terms used in
school reports, and a two - page description of 28 data categories included, such as Advanced Placement courses, UC and CSU required course completion and
school attendance rates.
Talking about the impact of alcohol on nutrition,
school attendance, vehicle accidents, assault
rates and hospital admissions, Professor Langton made the case for Alcohol Management Plans — so - called «grog bans» — in Aboriginal communities to «
start the process of healing from the grog epidemic».