Dropout Data and Links from Edutopia, Graphics from Xplane

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According to an article from Edutopia, "the 1.2 million students who should have graduated with the class of '07 will cost the nation $329 billion in lost income over the course of their lifetimes. About two-thirds of all prisoners are high school dropouts."

Here is a link to another article from Edutopia:

Last Chance High: An Urban School District Success

Related Resources:

National Dropout Prevention Center/Network

National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities

National Center on Secondary Education and Transition

If you are working in a school or program that has demonstrated success with at-risk teens, share your story and related data! This will be useful to school-based problem-solving teams that are adapting RTI - Response to Intervention- to meet the needs of struggling students at the high school level.

Note: XPLANE created the 2.0 version of "Shift Happens", the remake of a presentation about the impact of new technologies on our youth - and the world- for teachers at Arapahoe High School in Centennial. Colorado. More information can be found on the Fischbowl Blog.