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In rural Maine, a university eliminates most Fs in an effort to increase graduation rates

The Hechinger Report

Only 11 percent of the students who entered UMPI in 2005 graduated in four years, and only 30 percent graduated in six — all at a time when the region desperately needs more college grads. Only 11 percent of the students who entered UMPI in 2005 graduated in four years, and only 30 percent graduated in six.

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Held back, but not helped

The Hechinger Report

Most students lost months or even years of school time after Katrina hit in 2005. Early this past December, the state released guidance to explain how to institute alternatives to retention in fourth grade, to comply with a resolution passed by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in October.

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No longer ruled out: an educator develops strategies to keep court-involved students in school

The Hechinger Report

True to form, she began studying late into the night, repeating phrases and learning new vocabulary from English language recordings she checked out from the library. That week, he also had intense conversations with teachers, as he tried to figure out how to make up for the 60 days he’d missed.

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