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The Gender Gap in High School Dropout Rates

The Gender Gap in High School Dropout Rates

New data from U.S. Department of Education shows that during the 2008-09 school year, 198,699 female students dropped out of high school in the United States. This was 2.7 percent of all female high school students. During the same period, 267,999 male students dropped out of high school. This was 3.6 percent of all male […]

The Gender Grade Gap for High School Graduates

The Gender Grade Gap for High School Graduates

The U.S. Department of Education recently issued a report on the academic credentials of students who graduated from high school in 2009.