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Does Raising the State Compulsory Attendance Age Achieve the Intended Outcomes?
- Region:
Mid-Atlantic
- Description:
Many states have raised the compulsory school attendance age to 17 or 18, anticipating that a reduction in dropout, truancy, and discipline problems will more than compensate for the higher costs of educating students longer. This review examines the evidence on whether a higher compulsory school attendance age results in improved student outcomes.
Against this background, this review addresses the following research questions:
- What changes have occurred in dropouts, truancy, and disciplinary actions in states that raised their compulsory school attendance age during 2002–11?
- What broader social outcomes have been identified in studies using national datasets?
- How have these states measured changes in these expected outcomes?
- Publication Type:
What's Known
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- Publication Date:
- December 2013
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