Posts Tagged: high school performance

Trends & Indicators: Continually Updated Stats on New England’s Education and Economy

Posted January 25th, 2011 by Daren Follweiler & filed under Journal Type, The Journal, Topic.

For more than half a century, NEBHE has been publishing tables and charts exploring "Trends & Indicators" in New England’s demography, high school performance and graduation, college enrollment, college graduation rates and degree production, higher education financing and university research.Our printed compendium richly juxtaposed 60-plus figures on state, regional, national and global...

The High School to College Transition: Minding the Gap

Posted June 4th, 2010 by John O. Harney & filed under Journal Type, The Journal, Topic.

The value of a college degree is well documented. College graduates earn at least 60% more than high school graduates. Beyond the economic value, college graduates show higher rates of civic participation, engage in volunteer work and even have a much higher likelihood of being “happy,” according to a 2005 survey by the Pew Research Center. Students who drop out without attaining a col...