A select number of Lapeer East High School students will be tracked through high school and beyond through a program by the U.S. Department of Education as part of a High School Longitudinal Study.
Lapeer East High School is among 940 high schools nationwide, selected at random, for the study of 24,000 current high school students.
The study plans to follow these students through high school, into college and beyond into careers to measure achievement and the various influences that bear on the plans and decision-making of high school students.
Students will be asked to spend about 90 minutes filling out a background questionnaire and taking a math test at school.
Names and addresses of the participants, who will be contacted by the U.S. Department of Education, will not be made public and participation is voluntary.
Students who agree to participate will receive a clear backpack filled with educational items.
