The goal of this white paper commissioned for the project “Moving Forward: High Standards and High Graduation Rates,” the 3 state, joint project of Achieve, Inc. and Jobs for the Future is to inform and advise policy makers about the research on the issue of dropouts. It presents the best practices for creating early warning data systems that will assist in the identification of students who are at risk of dropping out and could benefit from intervention. The paper discusses what students drop out and why, and what can be done in terms of prevention. June 2006.
