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Senior Year
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Blue-ribbon panel commissioned to report on how to improve the senior year of high school as a transition to postsecondary education and the work force. The commission finished work in 2001, and several pdf-format reports are available for download.
http://www.woodrow.org/CommissionOnTheSeniorYear/
A possible solution to overcrowded schools is proposed in Florida: allowing graduation in 3 years of high school. The program is not for everyone and has more drawbacks than may be apparent at first.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/09/08/early.graduation.ap/
Discussions with students and faculty about this annual phenomenon. [Streaming audio segment of 7 minutes and 30 seconds in duration.]
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1144396
High schools and colleges are cracking down on so-called 'senioritis'. New research suggests that students who slack off at the end of high school are likely to have a tough time making it through college. [Streaming audio broadcast of 4 minutes 30 seconds.]
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1122753
Article which emphasizes the negative consequences of students taking it easy during the last year of high school.
http://www.enquirer.com/editions...03/loc_senioritis_can_cheat.html
A confluence of forces is pushing educational leaders to stop the senioritis trend in high schools across the USA.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/edu...05-04-18-senioritis-inside_x.htm