Comments on: Milwaukee Voucher Students Have Higher Grad Rate http://jaypgreene.com/2010/02/02/milwaukee-voucher-students-have-higher-grad-rate/ With Help From Some Friends Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:03:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: DC, Vouchers, and Obama « Catholic Schools: Nurturing the Soul of a Nation http://jaypgreene.com/2010/02/02/milwaukee-voucher-students-have-higher-grad-rate/#comment-8410 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:48:47 +0000 http://jaypgreene.com/?p=5267#comment-8410 [...] blog post, Milwaukee Voucher Students Have Higher Grad Rates, which notes the result of  a recent study adding evidence to the benefits of giving students [...]

]]> By: Matthewladner http://jaypgreene.com/2010/02/02/milwaukee-voucher-students-have-higher-grad-rate/#comment-8381 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:49:00 +0000 http://jaypgreene.com/?p=5267#comment-8381 The state of Texas had dozens of student “leaver codes” only one of which was “dropped out of school.”

As it turns out “abducted by space aliens” probably got more students than “dropped out of school.”

]]> By: Greg Forster http://jaypgreene.com/2010/02/02/milwaukee-voucher-students-have-higher-grad-rate/#comment-8380 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:49:38 +0000 http://jaypgreene.com/?p=5267#comment-8380 Jay, as I recall, back when you started challenging traditional grad rate calculations – before it was cool – you found that Washington State was hiding all its dropouts in a huge category called “dead or other.”

Was it also Washington State that wouldn’t count kids as dropouts unless they filled out a form declaring they were dropping out? Or was that a different state’s scam?

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