Data shows that alternative schools successfully re-engage youth, according to a new data brief from the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and their Communities at Stanford University, as reported by Education Slice.
“On average, the positive transition rate for students in these schools mirrors the four-year cohort graduation rates of the average traditional high school,” said Jorge Ruiz de Velasco, deputy director of the Gardner Center.
The data further shows that alternative schools, of which there are nearly 1,000 in California, can successfully re-engage youth in school.
Alternative high schools include continuation schools, community schools, court schools, and special alternative charter schools. There are 178,000 students enrolled in alternative high schools in California, totaling about 11-15% of all high school students in grades 10-12, according to Ruiz de Velasco.
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