The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2019

Though some programs have helped lower dropout rates and improved graduation rates for students of color, the gap in the percentage of students finishing a degree has barely budged across the 30 community colleges in the Minnesota State Colleges and University system. That is not who we serve today.”. Free tuition, mentoring.

Dropout 77

Dropout Secondary Course Report 77

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

Georgia State’s analytics system color codes a student’s risk of dropping out and Robinson’s file was showing yellow, a sign that his plan to go into nursing was risky. Most of the schools using predictive analytics systems aren’t elite universities, where low graduation rates aren’t a big problem. Trying to keep students in school.

Data 109

Data Dropout Company Report 109

The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2017

It is features like these that have helped former high school dropouts like Rocheli Burgos — and other students who have struggled in school — get a second chance at earning a diploma. This approach, too, has been gaining traction in the mainstream education system. There are 575,000 students in alternative schools nationwide.

Dropout 99

Dropout Policies Report Course 99

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

New Hampshire, Oregon and Vermont are among the few states that have been building personalized learning systems for years. Their ESSA plans detail systemic transformations of assessment methods and other practices, according to Lillian Pace, the senior director of national policy at KnowledgeWorks.

Personalized Learning 74

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 74

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Aimed at curbing dropouts, improving graduation rates and sending more kids to college and other postsecondary programs, the corps is designed to offset a growing achievement gap in this relatively affluent but increasingly diverse state. “When there’s a budget cut, counselors are the first to go.”. Why are women locked out?

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Training Outcomes 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

It’s the first week of school at Milwaukee Collegiate Academy, a charter high school Fuller founded in 2003 that’s housed in a low-slung concrete warehouse just a five-minute drive from the North Division campus. He concluded that in a system that wasn’t serving low-income black children well, their families should be able to opt out.

Report 103

Report Policies Meeting Groups 103