High Schools That Work

High Schools That Work

Giving Students a Chance to Achieve: Getting Off to a Fast and Successful Start in Grade Nine

by Gene Bottoms and Allison Timberlake

Students who successfully complete grade nine are substantially more likely to graduate from high school than are students who fail the freshman year. However, many middle grades students are not academically prepared for ninth grade. This report addresses five questions that can help school leaders ensure that middle grades students know the courses they need to take before ninth grade and that ninth-graders are prepared for the rigor of high school curricula.

(07V15w); free; 18 pages; online only

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