High School Dropouts: Where Do We Go Now?

The approach we take to the mounting dilemma of high school dropouts may well set the course for South Carolina’s future prosperity. So, where do we go from here?

The incidence of low graduation rates and high dropout rates are only symptoms of more pervasive, underlying problems. The long term, permanent solution to high school dropouts lies in our efforts to institute multi-faceted reforms in order to meet the rigorous demands of a global economy.

High School Dropouts: The Story Behind The Numbers

High school dropouts have been the focus of unprecedented attention, and rightly so if our education system is to meet the needs of an increasingly demanding workplace. But for all the attention dropouts receive, the results are, at best, ambiguous and, at worst, inadequate.

Special Education in South Carolina: A Policy Brief

Despite education laws that had been in place nationwide since 1918, many children with disabilities were regularly excluded from public schools due to the inability of public facilities and personnel to meet the unique needs of disabled children. Their options to obtain a public education were severely limited: remain at home or