Number	24218
Subject	Education
Source	World-Herald (Omaha, Neb.)
State	NE
Year	2009
Publication Date	05/03/2009; 05/10/2009' 05/17/2009
Summary	One out of every three high school freshman in Omaha fail to graduate in four years, and the dropout problem is even worse for black youths. Findings include: graduation rates slide sharply as attendance drops; middle school grades track closely with graduation rates; students with poor test scores in elementary school are significantly less likely to graduate; few students who enter high school with both poor attendance and poor grades in 8th grade are successful, only 20% graduate on time
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	27
Keywords	education; dropout rates; graduation rates; at-risk youth; Omaha Public Schools; longitudinal data;
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