New Report: Teachers and Principals on the High School Dropout Problem

Posted by on June 22, 2009

“On the Front Lines of Schools: Perspective of Teachers and Principals on the High School Dropout Problem,” John M. Bridgeland, John J. DiIulio, Jr. and Robert Balfanz, Civic Enterprises, June 2009.

This report has documented a mix of hopeful views and challenging statistics concerning how, and how well, those on the front lines of America’s schools — teachers and principals — understand the nation’s high school dropout crisis.

Teachers and administrators in public high schools recognize there is a dropout problem, know they are confronted with daunting challenges in classrooms and in schools, and express strong support for reforms to address high dropout rates.

Yet, less than one-third of teachers believe that schools should expect all students to meet high academic standards, graduate with the skills to do college-level work, and provide extra support to struggling students to help them meet those standards.

http://www.civicenterprises.net/pdfs/frontlines.pdf