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High School Dropout Prevention
Defining Dropout | Early Warning Signs | Dropout Prevention Strategies | Dropout Prevention for Students with Special Needs | Research on this Topic 
Far too many high school students drop out of school long before graduation day. The National High School Center will provide a variety of valuable resources in the area of dropout prevention. A relatively strong research base exists for student dropout prevention, and when it comes to these types of high school interventions, researchers know a great deal about what works. The National High School Center will help bridge those research-based findings with real-life practice in schools.
Dropout Prevention Strategies
New Hampshire's Multi-Tiered Approach to Dropout Prevention
Many states and districts across the country struggle with designing and implementing coherent dropout prevention initiatives that promote academic advancement, especially for special needs students, who drop out at much higher rates than the general student population. New Hampshire has been recognized for its innovative use of data collection and analysis as the key to unlocking the dropout problem.
“Preventing High School Dropout” Webinar
Representing both the research and practitioner perspectives, this Webinar highlights key research-based findings and dropout prevention strategies.
Ending the Silent Epidemic: A Blueprint to Address America’s High School Dropout Crisis
This blueprint outlines ten actions steps for states and districts working to improve graduation rates, including increasing the rigor of the high school curriculum, establishing an early warning signs system, and encouraging parent engagement. It also provides key findings from The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of High School Dropouts, a study exploring the causes of dropout.
Fifteen Effective Strategies for Improving Student Attendance and Truancy Prevention
Jay Smink and Mary S. Reimer outline strategies schools can implement for improving attendance and truancy, and subsequently dropout rates. Accompanying each strategy are recommended resources and model programs.
What Your Community Can Do to End Its Drop-out Crisis: Learnings From Research and Practice
In this publication, Robert Balfanz shares over a decade’s worth of research at the Center for Social Organization of Schools at Johns Hopkins University. The paper is written as a practical guide for community members that spells out a three step plan to end the dropout crisis and provides numerous practical resources and exemplars.
