Subsequent Educational Attainment of High School Dropouts

Title:	Subsequent Educational Attainment of High School Dropouts
Description:	This report looks at 1988 eighth graders who dropped out of high school and examines their subsequent educational and employment experiences as of 1994. The analysis reveals that nearly half of dropouts had completed high school by 1994, either by earning a diploma or by obtaining an alternative credential.
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Cover Date:	June 1998
Web Release:	June 10, 1998
Print Release:	June 10, 1998
Publication #:	NCES 98085 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Jennifer Berktold, Sonya Geis, and Phillip Kaufman (MPR)
Type of Product:	Statistical Analysis Report
Survey/Program Areas:	National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) Postsecondary Education Descriptive Analysis Reports (PEDAR)
Keywords:	Postsecondary Education • persistence and attainment
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Statistical Analysis Report, please contact: Aurora M. D'Amico.