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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The first page of this essay explains it pretty well.

https://lesshighschoolstress.com/
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OP here - thanks for this. I have bookmarked it to read the remaining pages. The first page indicates it is due to increasing HS graduates, and this Brookings article suggests that is due to NCLB increasing accountability. But then, that means the incremental graduates are marginal/low performing, and likely not in the application pool for HYPSM. So it must be due to the increase in international applicants and increase in number of apps per student?

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brown-center-chalkboard/2020/03/02/are-americas-rising-high-school-graduation-rates-real-or-just-an-accountability-fueled-mirage/amp/[/quote]

Yeah, I think somewhere else on that site it mentions increases in numbers of apps per student and international students, too, but I might be conflating that with another article I read somewhere. It's probably a combination of a lot of factors, but mainly increase in # of students and apps. China and India's economies have taken off the past 2-3 decades, so there are a lot more in those countries who can afford to come here for their education.

Do look at the rest of the site, too--didn't mean to imply the first page was the only thing to look at. The rest of it is really eye-opening.

Thanks for the Brookings article. I'll take a look at it later. It doesn't seem like accountability would have much effect, but I'll be interested to hear what they say.[/quote]

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