United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-09-20 monographic deposited born digital 67 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-879 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-879 P0b002ee18037e466 f:d05879 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-879 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-879 GAO-05-879 Data integrity Educational standards School dropouts Statistical data Statistical methods Surveys Federal/state relations Other Written Product A37441 About one third of students entering high school do not graduate and face limited job prospects. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) requires states to use graduation rates to measure how well students are being educated. To assess the accuracy of states' graduation rates and to review programs that may increase these rates, GAO was asked to examine (1) the graduation rate definitions states use and how the Department of Education (Education) helped states meet legal requirements,(2) the factors that affect the accuracy of graduation rates and Education's role in ensuring accurate data, and (3) interventions with the potential to increase graduation rates and how Education enhanced and disseminated knowledge of intervention research. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-879/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-879.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-879/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-879.pdf GAO-05-879 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-879 Other Written Product GAO-05-879; No Child Left Behind Act: Education Could Do More to Help States Better Define Graduation Rates and Improve Knowledge about Intervention Strategies; Data integrity Educational standards School dropouts Statistical data Statistical methods Surveys Federal/state relations