Evidence strongly suggests that students who "ease off" during their senior year in high school cause themselves great problems. This category is for sites that either describe the problem of "senioritis" or discuss changes in the senior year to avoid senioritis while improving the educational experience of the senior year. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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.] 4. 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.] 5. PBS - Senior Year - Companion site to a 13 part series that follows 15 teens through their last year at Fairfax High in Los Angeles. 6. 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. 7. ECS Education Policy Issue Site: High School NEW! - Discussion of high school reform.

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