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Topical Link Collections / Graduation-Dropout-Suspension-Expulsion / Research, Policy, and Position Statements

Relevant studies, position statements, or papers developed by national associations regarding dropout and graduation will be found in this section.

Graduation Requirements

The National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) maintains a Special Topic Area on Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities. This page provides an introduction to the issue, frequently asked questions, state web sites for graduation requirements, and publications and other graduation requirements resources.

Diploma Options for Students with Disabilities: Synthesis of NCEO Options (Oct 2007)

This NASDSE Forum publicaiton synthesizes findings reported in NCEO's most recent 2007 study, Revisiting Graduation Requirements and Diploma Options for Youth with Disabilities: A National Study and the comparisons they made to findings from 2002. The purpose of the NCEO national study was to describe current variations across states in high school exit exam practices and the use of alternative diploma/credentialing options. The document downloads in .pdf format.

Public High School Dropouts and Completers from the Common Core of Data

From this page you can access Public High School Dropouts and Completers from the Common Core of Data, as well as other reports. This report presents the number and percentage of students dropping out and completing public school (among states that reported dropouts.)

The Progress of Educational Reform 2003: Closing the Achievement Gap

This newsletter includes summaries of several studies done on the causes and effects of the achievement gap. Resources and websites are included in the publication. This document downloads in .pdf format.

Zero Tolerance and Alternative Strategies: A Fact Sheet for Educators and Policymakers (2001)

The National Association of School Psychologists has published this fact sheet which includes:

Definition of Zero Tolerance
Prevalence of Zero Tolerance Policies and Practices
Problems Associated with Broad Zero Tolerance Policies
Zero Tolerance and Students with Special Needs
Alternatives to Zero Tolerance Policies

Who Graduates? Who Doesn't? A Statistical Portrait of Public High School Graduation, Class of 2001

This study attempted to generate a statistical aggregate of national levels of graduation rates by state and region, compiled in order to determine ethnicities, economic strata, and geographical regions at risk and for use in determining the effectiveness of methods of dropout prevention and improving graduation rates. The analyses performed for this study were based on data from the Common Core of Data (CCD). This document downloads in .pdf format.