2005 Dropout Secondary Survey 
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 7, 2018
That seems to match overall results from the National Survey of Children’s Health, which includes a question for each household asking how many students ages 6 through 17 have ever been retained. A 2011-12 survey found an average of 9 percent of students nationwide had repeated at least one grade; in Louisiana, the average was 23 percent.
EdNews Daily
FEBRUARY 7, 2020
A report by Richard Ingersoll has observed that new teachers are particularly vulnerable because they are more likely than more experienced teachers to be assigned to low-performing schools in urban areas, where the dropout rates reach or exceed 50 percent. Clearly, something must be done to address the teacher dropout problem.
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