K-12 Education
Student Graduation/Retention

As part of its focus on student retention and persistence in education, EPI is interested in policies and practices that keep students in school and on track to graduation in high school and matriculation and success at the postsecondary levels. EPI conducts research and evaluation on school-based policies and practices related to high school performance and student drop-out prevention. EPI also provides professional development opportunities on issues related to this topic.

Related Events:

• The Role of Counseling in Increasing Academic Opportunity in Missouri (2005), Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority
• The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and the Pathways to College Network Framework: Mutually Supportive Visions and Complementary Goals (2005), Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL) and the Pathways to College Network
• Missouri Students and the Pathways to College(2007)
• Formative Evaluation of the King Faisal Foundation’s University Preparatory Program, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2008), AMIDEAST
• Evaluation of the Hampton (VA) GEAR UP Partnership (2008-2014), Hampton City Schools
• Evaluation of the SEED School of Maryland, a Statewide College-Preparatory Public Boarding School (2008-09), SEED School of Maryland

Related Publications:

1. The Role of Counseling in Increasing Academic Opportunity in Missouri (2005)
2. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and the Pathways to College Network Framework: Mutually Supportive Visions and Complementary Goals (2005)
3. Missouri Students and the Pathways to College (2007)

Related Events:

1. Retention 2009 Conference, May 27-29, 2009, New Orleans, LA