| Title: | Educational Attainment of High School Dropouts 8 Years Later |
| Description: | This issue brief examines the educational outcomes of students who were ever classified as high school dropouts by 8 years after when most of their 1988 cohort of 8th graders would have completed high school. Some students who drop out return a short time later to earn a diploma, some may pursue an alternative credential such as a General Educational Development (GED) certificate, and others may enroll in a postsecondary institution without having earned a high school credential. Using data on public and private school students from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88), examines the educational attainment of the 21 percent of 1988 eighth-graders who had dropped out of high school at least once since eighth grade. |
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| Cover Date: | November 2004 |
| Web Release: | November 8, 2004 |
| Print Release: | November 12, 2004 |
| Publication #: | NCES 2005026 Order Your Free Copy Now From Ed Pubs General Ordering Information |
| Center/Program: | NCES |
| Authors: | David Hurst, Dana Kelly, and Daniel Princiotta of the Education Statistics Services Institute (ESSI) |
| Type of Product: | Issue Brief |
| Survey/Program Areas: |
National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) |
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For questions about the content of this Issue Brief, please contact: Rebecca Bielamowicz. |