Tag: secondary schooling

Discussions around educational tracking are often contentious with the foundational idea of tracking students into different educational paths based on academic ability linked to issues such as equity, fairness, and high standards.  Recently, I had the privilege to talk about tracking with Dr. Anna K. Chmielewski. Dr. Chmielewski recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship with the

  The economic consequences of dropping out of high school are severe. In 2010, the difference in annual earnings between workers with some high school education and those who had completed high school was about $10,000 (U.S. Department of Education 2011). For many families, this represents the difference between life above or below the poverty