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Career and Technical Education’s Role in Dropout Prevention and Recovery. (n.d.). //Association for Career and Technical//. Retrieved August 28, 2013, from www.indiana.edu/~ceep/hssse/pdfs/Dropouts%20acteonline.org.pdf


 * 1) Every day in the United States, 7,000 students drop out of school
 * 2) "High quality career and technical education (CTE) can help more students persist in and complete high school, preparing them for the postsecondary education and training that will be critical to future economic successes."
 * 3) "high-risk students are eight to 10 times less likely to drop out in the 11th and 12th grades if they enroll in a career and technical program instead of a general program"
 * 4) ===="increasing the male graduation rate by only 5% would result in $4.9 billion in crime-related cost savings annually."====
 * 5) "A 2006 poll of at-risk California ninth- and 10th-graders found that six in 10 respondents were not motivated to succeed in school.Of those students, more than 90 percent said they would be more engaged in their education if classes helped them acquire skills and knowledge relevant to future careers."
 * 6) Studies show that CTE classes help students because they show students how their school work is going to relate to future careers and jobs.
 * 7) "CTE has been at the center of numerous alternative delivery methods that attempt to address the dropout issue, such as magnet schools, smaller learning communities, middle college high schools, and accelerated programs."
 * 8) "CTE has become a leader in ensuring these flexible, relevant learning opportunities to re-engage students and provide a real-world, career-oriented curricula."
 * 9) "CTE can be an effective means of ensuring that students complete high school."
 * 10) "CTE links students to the community in ways that many other high school programs cannot."
 * 11) "In 2004, a study conducted by MDRC, a nonprofit, nonpartisan social policy research organization, found that "career academies significantly cut dropout rates and increase attendance rates, credits earned toward graduation, and preparation for postsecondary education."""
 * 12) "CTE increases student engagement, builds positive relationships, and provides innovative delivery methods for students who have failed, or are in danger of failing, to complete a high school diploma."
 * 13) "CTE was identified to have five potential benefits to at-risk students by Schargel and Smink in Strategies to Help Solve our School Dropout Problem.  These benefits include enhancement of students’ motivation and academic achievement; increased personal and social competence related to work in general; a broad understanding of an occupation or industry; career exploration and planning; and acquisition of knowledge or skills related to employment in particular occupations or more generic work competencies"
 * 14) "According to the Center, "A quality CTE program and a related guidance program are essential for all students.""
 * 15) the estimated national high school completion is 70%