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Implementing Innovation Strategies to Make School Districts More Equitable

edWeb.net

McNulty is the president of the National Dropout Prevention Center (NDPC) and the Successful Practices Network (SPN). Ray has served as Chair of the National Dropout Prevention Network and was the chief learning officer for Penn Foster, a global leader in online education. From 2001-2003, he served as Vermont’s Education Commissioner.

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K12 Inc. Names Stuart Udell, Former Catapult Learning Official, as CEO

Marketplace K-12

In July, Catapult Learning, which provides Title I and dropout-prevention services, announced that it would merge with Special Educational Services Inc., Combined, the companies said they would serve 300,000 students through direct instruction and proprietary technology programs. an operator of alternative schools.

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PROOF POINTS: Lessons from college dropouts who came back

The Hechinger Report

Like many dropouts, Floyd always intended to finish his college education. The number of college dropouts swelled during the tight labor market; an additional 2 million people joined their ranks from only a year and a half earlier in 2018. As with many dropouts, Floyd had unpaid student debt to resolve.

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Improving Social-Emotional and Reading Skills

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SEL also decreases behavioral issues, dropout rates, drug use, and teen pregnancy, so the advantages of including it in elementary and secondary classes are clear. She is an extreme technology enthusiast and believes integrating technology into the classroom aids in engaging students and preparing them for college and career readiness.

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How one district went all-in on a tutoring program to catch kids up

The Hechinger Report

We compared tutoring to summer school, after school, extended day, technology and other things. After the No Child Left Behind law was first passed in 2001, schools got extra money to tutor struggling students, but several frauds and fiascos led to concerns about lax oversight. And it’s [a] night and day difference.”.

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Why haven’t new federal rules unleashed more innovation in schools?

The Hechinger Report

Often, personalized learning includes technology that adapts lessons to students’ needs and provides data so that teachers can see how each learner is growing. The previous federal law, the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act, required states to develop and give standardized tests in third to eighth grade.

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A vocational school curriculum that includes genocide studies and British literature

The Hechinger Report

That evolution has sped up since 2001, when the state introduced a requirement that students pass a statewide assessment (known as the MCAS) to earn a high school diploma. Gabriella Okparaoko, a student in the Automotive Technology program, participates in indoor track after school. Photo: Gretchen Ertl for The Hechinger Report.

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