Schools are here to help prepare students for future career goals. The problem is always retention of students. This can be for a variety of reasons, such as economic(not being able to pay for school or having to get a job themselves), mental health, etc. These reasons could lead to students falling through the cracks of the system and ultimately dropping out. This happens regardless of where each student went to high school, but can be avoid by curricular tracking, viewing the schools via their resources and structure, and instilling programing that helps students achieve their goals. According to the Handbook of Adolescence, curricular tracking is controversial, but is used in American Schools. Curricular tracking determines the quality
