They may also develop confidence and had been bullied, was nearly behavioral health challenges. identical. Indicator: EDUCATION Result Area: Dropout Rate Children Completing School Definition: Dropout Rate The percent of public school students, Grades 9-12, who withdrew from school before graduation or before completing a Maryland approved educational program Source: Maryland Department of Education; Maryland Report Card; 2012-2014 Significance Analysis Failure to complete high school is Caroline County’s dropout rate has closely correlated with decreased crept upward, while Dorchester and employment opportunities, low pay and Kent’s have decreased to below 3.0. limited opportunities for advancement. Maryland has achieved the same status of a dropout rate below 3.0. Indicator: EDUCATION Result Area: Graduation Rate Children Completing School
They may also develop confidence and behavioral health challenges. had been bullied, was nearly identical. EDUCATION Result Area: Children Completing School Indicator: Dropout Rate Definition: Dropout Rate The percent of public school students, Grades 9-12, who withdrew from school before graduation or before completing a Maryland approved educational program Source: Maryland Department of Education; Maryland Report Card; 2012-2014 Significance Failure to complete high school is closely correlated with decreased employment opportunities, low pay and limited opportunities for advancement. Analysis Caroline County’s dropout rate has crept upward, while Dorchester and Kent’s have decreased to below 3.0. Maryland has achieved the same status of a dropout rate below 3.0. EDUCATION Result Area: Children Completing School Indicator: Graduation Rate
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