Rethinking High School

New ways to strengthen secondary education for underserved students

The Movement to Replace High School Grades

A nascent movement to introduce a new, more comprehensive high school transcript

A New Bipartisan Education Agenda

A blueprint for new secondary and post-secondary pathways, based on students’ passions and purposes

Bringing College Courses to Disadvantaged High Schools

An innovative program teaching college coursework to Title I high school students

Closing Troubling Racial Gaps in Advanced Courses

Why Black and Latino high school students are less likely to participate in advanced coursework

Keeping High School Students On Track to Graduation

How early warning/on-track systems can help schools identify and support struggling students

Rethinking High School

By the Numbers

9th Grade Enrollment

  • 15

    States, plus Washington D.C., that had at least a 5% growth in 9th grade enrollment compared to 2020-21

Source: Burbio data compiled from 35 states and Washington, D.C.

Rebounding FAFSA Completions

  • 4.6%

    Increase in FAFSA completions among the class of 2022

  • 9.1%

    Among students from low-income schools

Source: National College Attainment Network

Advanced Placement

  • 27%

    Rural students in high schools with no advanced placement courses

  • 15%

    Students nationwide in high schools with no advanced placement courses

Source: Center for American Progress

Rethinking High School

All Work

Podcast: A New Way to Measure High School Success

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The Movement to Replace High School Grades

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Bringing College Courses to Disadvantaged High Schools

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Tackling the AP Success Gap

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The High School Side of the Higher Education Act

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College Persistence, Graduation, and 9th Grade in Chicago

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Grade Inflation in High Schools

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College Credit in High School: Doing the Math on Costs

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Graduation Scandal Shouldn’t Overshadow DCPS Reforms

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Overcoming the Stigma of Voc Ed In Today’s CTE

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