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Autor/in | Jesness, Jerry |
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Titel | After the Whistle |
Quelle | In: Teacher Magazine, 16 (2004) 1, S.26-29 (4 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1046-6193 |
Schlagwörter | Dropouts; Assistant Principals; Dropout Rate; School Districts; Middle School Students; High School Students; Ethics; Disadvantaged Youth; High Risk Students; Educational Trends; Texas Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Principal; Principals; Stellvertretende Schulleitung; School district; Schulbezirk; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Ethik; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Problemschüler; Bildungsentwicklung |
Abstract | Robert Kimball made national news in February 2003 when he reported to a television station the irregularities of dropout rates in his district. He was then the assistant principal of Sharpstown Senior High School in Houston. Long-troubled schools that typically reported dropout rates of 30 and 40 percent suddenly reported dramatically lower numbers. According to Robert Kimball, these figures were fake and the records were altered. A state investigation of district middle and high schools in 2000-2001 in Texas later determined that the district had underreported dropouts by 2,999 students. This article describes what made Kimball reveal the dropout cover-up and the hard consequences he faced after reporting the irregularities. (ERIC). |
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Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2017/4/10 |