Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

“The problems tends to arise when kids go to school because the deeper they get in, the more they start to lose interest,” Robinson said, pointing to the United States’ large student dropout percentage as evidence that school—as a system—is failing students. One key example: standardized testing. Sir Ken Robinson.

Learning 163

Learning Dropout Industry STEM 163

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

Whittenberg, a public elementary school in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, that focuses on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in its curriculum. Whittenberg has been around since 2010, when Greenville County Schools opened it as a magnet school in an area that is historically low-income and majority Black.

Industry 132

Industry Elementary Education Robotics 132

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

“It’s essentially a vestige of colonialism,” said Roberto Jiménez Rivera, a rare example of a native Puerto Rican from modest means who went to college on the mainland, where he now is an assistant director of admissions at Tufts University. Department of Education says. Enrique Ferna?ndez,

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

For an absurd example, if dropouts tended to take classes on Thursdays in their first semester at college, but students who completed their degrees didn’t, then you might worry about current students who are currently taking classes on Thursdays. Since 2010, the school has tripled the number of student advisers, Renick said.

Data 108

Data Dropout Company Report 108

Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The year was 2010, and Michael Gibson found himself on the first day of a research job at a hedge fund run by the controversial billionaire Peter Thiel. They only back companies led by college dropouts and people who never studied in higher ed. Gibson had little experience in finance. in it at Oxford University.

Facebook 172

Facebook Company System Dropout 172

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Cruey’s school, in War, West Virginia, in McDowell County, has long been held up as a living example of how poverty can limit educational attainment. But in 2010, the school was closed down over a decline in student enrollment. Overall, there’s been an increase in graduation rates and a decrease in dropouts.

Dropout 111

Dropout Report System Social Media 111