Senior Year

ECS Education Policy Issue Site: High School - - Discussion of high school reform.

PBS - Senior Year - - Companion site to a 13 part series that follows 15 teens through their last year at Fairfax High in Los Angeles.

USATODAY.com - With 'senioritis' the diagnosis, the search for a cure is on - - A confluence of forces is pushing educational leaders to stop the senioritis trend in high schools across the USA. (April 18, 2005)

CNN.com - Law lets students forgo senior year - - A possible solution to overcrowded schools is proposed in Florida: allowing graduation in 3 years of high school. The program is not for everyone and has more drawbacks than may be apparent at first. (September 9, 2003)

NPR: All Things Considered : Roosevelt High School: Summertime and Senioritis - - Discussions with students and faculty about this annual phenomenon. [Streaming audio segment of 7 minutes and 30 seconds in duration.] (June 3, 2002)

NPR : All Things Considered : Senioritis - - High schools and colleges are cracking down on so-called 'senioritis'. New research suggests that students who slack off at the end of high school are likely to have a tough time making it through college. [Streaming audio broadcast of 4 minutes 30 seconds.] (May 10, 2001)

Cincinnati Enquirer - 'Senioritis' can cheat students' futures - - Article which emphasizes the negative consequences of students taking it easy during the last year of high school. (February 3, 2001)