Just the Stats: Can High School Counselors Prevent Drop-Outs?

The findings indicate that a student's decision to drop out is cumulative, says Dr. Frank Linnehan, the associate dean for undergraduate programs at Drexel University's Lebow College of Business. Linnehan co-wrote a different study, High School Guidance Counselors: Facilitators or Pre-Emptors of Social Stratification in Education.