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Report: Multiple High School “Pathways” Could Lead to Fewer MI Dropouts

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Tuesday, December 2, 2008   

East Lansing, MI – Preparing high school students for college and careers simultaneously helps them succeed after graduation, while lowering their chances of dropping out. A new report from the Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice highly rates "multiple pathways" high school reform, which was crafted as a rigorous college prep, combined with technical and professional training.

Report author Dr. Marisa Saunders, a research associate at UCLA's Institute for Democracy, Education and Access, says multiple pathways gets students more interested in high school, which she says may be the best approach for Michigan's struggle with the high school dropout crisis.

"Really explore the issues of relevance and engagement, and how this really could explore the issue of dropouts."

Center Director Teri Battaglieri says students have always asked how lessons learned in school are relevant to the real world. A high quality multiple pathways curriculum can create that connection, she says.

"A multiple pathways approach, in which students receive both academic and technical knowledge, makes things more relevant for them. Finally, they see some meaning."

The report shows students in multiple pathways high schools usually choose a career field. The curriculum focuses on rigorous college prep for university education for that field, along with real-world experience that can be used right away in the adult workplace.

Critics of the education approach are concerned the career focus could lead to lighter traditional core subjects.

Each year, approximately 21,000 Michigan students drop out of high school.
The full report, Multiple Pathways: 21st Century High Schools that Prepare All Students for College, Career and Civic Participation, is at www.greatlakescenter.org.


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