It would seem to be an easy matter to determine whether or not a student has completed secondary school, but doing so is complicated by a growing number of alternatives to the traditional path of ...

Philadelphia — After dropping out of Dobbins Technical High School more than 25 years ago, Kevin Dean had an unfulfilled promise to his grandmother: to obtain a diploma. Dean beamed with pride ...

In Baltimore City Public Schools, the high school dropout rate has hit a 15-year high. Dr. Barbara Dezmon has devoted her life to public education. She spent 35 as a teacher, turned administrator, for ...

Failure to complete high school has been recognized as a social problem in the United States for decades and, as discussed below, the individual and social costs of dropping out are considerable.