Dropout rates

Researchers at Duke University have new, concrete evidence that dropping out of high school leads to joblessness, hardship and incarceration. But the same…

A Department of Public Instruction (DPI) report shows after seven years of progress in reducing high school dropouts, last school-year the state's dropout…

Trying to find the best path to success can be tough for students who don’t have enough at home or at school. This has been found to be true in…

The path from cradle to college and career has been especially hard for young Black men. Nationally, Black males have a lower high school graduation rate…

Many of North Carolina’s rural school districts sit in the middle of communities with struggling economies resulting in high unemployment rates, poverty…

North Carolina is home to more Early College High Schools than any other state. New numbers show some of the most successful programs are in rural school…

North Carolina’s high school graduation rate is at an all-time high at about 83 percent. State education leaders credit several reasons: early college…

June Atkinson has served as the state superintendent for almost a decade. During her tenure there have been a number of significant changes to the state’s…

June Atkinson has served as the state superintendent for almost a decade. During her tenure there have been a number of significant changes to the state’s…