Fewer than half of students with plans to major in STEM wind up dropping that focus before graduation.
An interesting report from Slate.com takes aim at a growing focus on graduation rates as an indicator of a successful college.
The fairest objection to policies focused on graduation rates is that they could cause some colleges to graduate undeserving students.
While education experts are increasingly focused on graduation rates, many students and families are not.
In Los Angeles, we teamed up with the College Futures Foundation to form the Los Angeles Scholars Investment Fund (LASIF), a consortium of 32 nonprofit organizations focused on graduation rates.
"Many felt that due to Mr. Sherman's controversial clients, having him speak would create controversy, and the focus of the graduation would be shifted from the students to the speaker," Mr. Capasso said.
Rossi advises students to apply to schools that have a strength in the area they might want to focus on after graduation, and then find the one with the best aid, the best completion rates, and the lowest amount of student debt.
In that time, Dr. Pollard has focused on increasing graduation rates, making the college more student-friendly and, mostly, getting to know the campus.
The Powells, who founded America's Promise Alliance in 1997, announced on Monday a 10-year campaign called "Grad Nation" directed at the lowest performing high schools in the country and focusing on improving graduation rates and preparations for college.
