Six Pillars of Effective Dropout Prevention

Jobs for the Future, a research and policy development organization focused on education and workforce strategies, has issued a comprehensive report called the Six Pillars of Effective Dropout Prevention and Recovery.

These are:

1. Reinforce the right to a public education
2. Count and account for dropouts
3. Use graduation and on-track rates to trigger transformative reform.
4. Invent New Models - States should create and sustain a designated vehicle for developing and implementing "Back on Track" models . . . to encourage continuing innovation and the expansion of successful models.
5. Accelerate preparation for postsecondary success.
6. Provide stable funding for systemic reform.

All of these are good recommendations and are right in DTPN's sweet spot.