Quasicohort and Period Measures are Weak Proxies for the New Federal Graduation Rate: Florida Data, 2003-2009 Graduation Years
5 Pages Posted: 24 Feb 2012
Date Written: February 23, 2012
Abstract
Analysis of newly-released data from the Florida Department of Education suggests that commonly-used proxies for high school graduation are generally weak predictors of the new federal rate.
Keywords: graduation rates, Florida, measurement, attainment, dropouts
JEL Classification: C00, I20
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Dorn, Sherman, Quasicohort and Period Measures are Weak Proxies for the New Federal Graduation Rate: Florida Data, 2003-2009 Graduation Years (February 23, 2012). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2009965 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2009965
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