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In nine pages this persuasive essay examines the increasing number of high school dropouts and considers how alternative education programs can prevent this phenomenon. Three sources are listed in the bibliography.
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educational researchers have begun questioning the statistic. Almeida & Steinberg (2008) reported they found "the real average for most states is closer to 70 percent" (p. 25). Therefore,
shortly before the end of George W. Bushs presidency, his Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced that the DOE would require all states to calculate their graduation rates in the
same manner by the 2012-2013 school year so that accurate dropout rates would be reported and properly addressed (Almeida & Steinberg, 2008). To their credit, individuals and states are
not waiting for this reporting procedure to take effect to prevent this alarming and unacceptable number of dropouts. For instance, former U.S. Secretary of State General Colin Powells proposed
Americas Promise Alliance will be conducting summits on dropout prevention in 50 states and 50 cities by December of 2010, while other states are proposing creating new programs and schools
specifically designed to target students who are most inclined to drop out of high school. Georgia and Indiana are even passing dropout prevention legislation (Almeida (Steinberg, 2008). Research
in Chicago and Philadelphia (where dropout rates have been particularly high) have identified the indicators in sixth to ninth grades that suggest a greater dropout likelihood, including poor attendance, substandard
academic performance, and lack of credits earned to graduate (Almeida & Steinberg, 2008). It would seem that rather than merely building new schools, gathering accurate statistics, and passing vague
laws on preventing high school dropouts are falling short of addressing the real problem, which is the academic curriculum. If the federal and state governments want Americas young people
to stay in school, perhaps they should be focusing their efforts less on legislation than on implementation of alternative education programs. Preventing dropouts has individual and societal repercussions because failure
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