California Dropout Study Sparks Controversy
Heartland Institute, School Reform News
May 1, 2008

Project Aims to Tackle Dropout Problem, California-Style
Education Week (full article available to paid subsribers)
April 28, 2008

"1 in 4 not making it through high school"
Modesto Bee (references CDRP reports)
March 9, 2008

SB219 EDUCATION: Spotlight on shady ranking of schools
Some schools lift their standing by putting low-performing students into alternative programs. San Francisco Chronicle
(CDRP Policy Committee member, state Sen. Darrell Steinberg, authored the new law.)
October 16, 2007

Los Angeles Tries Luring Back Dropouts Via Social Networks
Education Week (full article available to paid subscribers)
October 12, 2007

LAUSD tries reaching out to dropouts in hip new ways
Los Angeles Daily News (available in archives; free registration to access)
October 8, 2007

Whatever Happened to The Class of 2005?
Washington Post
October 7, 2007

Fight crime by fighting high school dropout rate
San Jose Mercury News (Op Ed)
October 3, 2007

Survey: Cut the dropout rate, aim for college; Liberal coalition is first to weigh in with a proposal to improve state schools.
Sacramento Bee
September 26, 2007

It’s Never Too Late to Go Back to School
New America Media
September 24, 2007

Solving dropout problem a puzzle
Ventura County Star
September 24, 2007

High School Dropouts in America: Fact Sheet
Alliance for Excellent Education
September 19, 2007

Test anxiety can put diploma in jeopardy
Baltimore Sun
September 19, 2007

No Child Left Behind: the dropout problem
San Jose Mercury News
September 17, 2007

Mistaking Attendance
NY Times (Op Ed)
September 2, 2007

The Toughest Assignment
Tribune writer and photographer spend one year with eighth-grade class
Chicago Tribune Special Report. Includes stories, video, and photo gallery
September, 2007

New school takes on problem of dropouts
Oakland Tribune (cites CDRP reports)
August 27, 2007

High school dropouts draining state, study says
SignOn San Diego (San Diego Union Tribune online)
August 22, 2007

"The Economic Losses from High School Dropouts in California" is our site of the day
California Progress Report
August 22, 2007

Students teach educators about schools
Los Angeles Times
August 11, 2007

Russell W. Rumberger: "Seeking solutions to dropout crisis"
OpEd in the Sacramento Bee
July 12, 2007

An award for completing school
San Francisco Chronicle
June 20, 2007

"Civil Rights Groups Press for NCLB to Focus on High Schools"
June 19, 2007
Education Week

The Regrets of a School Dropout: Half of Black Males Fail to Graduate With Their Class
Washington Post
June 15, 2007

High School Graduation Rates
interview from KQED public radio
June 8, 2007

"Universities Get Schooled by Rising Dropout Rates"
in UC Santa Barbara's Daily Nexus
May 29, 2007

"The Kinship of Cristal and Queen"
NY Times.com Multimedia feature on graduates
June 2007

Russell Rumberger's presentation at the National Dropout Summit (begins at 2:30:00)
C-Span online's American Perspectives
May 26, 2007

New Figures Show High Dropout Rate
Washington Post
May 10, 2007

National Summit on America's "Silent Epidemic" to Highlight America's Response to Dropout Crisis
Download Text of First Lady Laura Bush's speech at the May 2007 Summit
May 9, 2007

MTV Tackles Dropout Crisis
May 9, 2007

Capital Public Radio's Morning Edition features segment on CDRP
Also on: KPBS/San Diego
May 7, 2007

Senators Introduce Graduation Promise Act: New Legislation Would Target Lowest-Performing High Schools
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress", Vol. 7, No. 9 (Alliance for Excellent Education)
April 30, 2007

Auburn continuation campus has 100% pass rate on exam
Sacramento Bee
April 5, 2007

Texas educators support changes in exit exam
Dallas Morning News
March 21, 2007

More States Raise Dropout Age to 18
National Public Radio
March 20, 2007

Is a Top School Forcing Out Low-Performing Students?
Time
March 14, 2007

Iowa's graduation rate goal tied to raising dropout age
Des Moines Register
March 6, 2007

North Carolina releases first four-year graduation rate
No. Carolina State Bd. of Ed. / Dept. of Public Instruction
Feb. 28, 2007

Dropout deluge alarms officials
Sacramento (Calif.) Bee
February 20, 2007

An educational alternative is winning students over
Los Angeles Times
January 8, 2007

No Simple Reason for Alarming Dropout Rate
CNN
December 4, 2006

Education in America, with Interactive Stats
CBS News
December, 2006

One after another, high school dropouts said recently that they gave up in part because they felt no personal connection to their school, Birmingham High in Van Nuys.
Los Angeles Times
February 16, 2006

 

VIDEOS:

"It's Hard": Chatsworth (CA) High School on dropouts (courtesy of YouTube)

High School Dropouts Speak Out
May 10, 2007 CNN video; Brianna Keilar reports on the high U.S. high school dropout rate

http://www.boostup.org/
Ten students at risk for dropping out were given cameras to tell their stories... Website maintained by the Ad Council.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Juoh3pEKrDc
The Class of 2005: High School Dropouts: Los Angeles Times reporter Duke Helfand takes a closer look at California's controversial dropout rate by following the diverging paths of 15 high school students from Birmingham High School.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucuyGcruYNM
High School Dropout Prevention PSA - Graduate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuY4-Urp-0w
High School Dropout Prevention PSA - Cameras

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ28IYQEukk
High School Dropout Prevention PSA - Parent Boost