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Can ‘Sober High’ schools keep teenagers off drugs?

The Hechinger Report

That was in January 2016. In 2016, unintentional overdoses claimed 1,465 lives statewide, up from 613 in 2011. A tainted batch of heroin hit the streets in January 2016, causing 40 overdoses in just two days. Most classes meet in a large central room that feels part art studio, part living room.

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Charters felt pressured to promise miraculous progress — but none met the targets

The Hechinger Report

While seven of those 27 schools were able to reach 70 percent student proficiency in either English or math in 2016, none had attained 80 percent. At Arise, the school whose name begins with Achievement, not even 40 percent of students were proficient in 2016, based on composite scores for English and math.

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Where in the World Is Planet3? An Educational Gaming CEO Seeks His Second Act

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He had the money, at least $13 million raised by July 2016. But at an all-hands meeting at the company’s Washington, D.C. He became president in January 2011 and grew the science and education nonprofit beyond its print-based media roots and into TV and films. headquarters in June 2017, Planet3 executives laid off the staff.

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‘They just saw me as a dollar sign’: How some certificate schools profit from vulnerable students

The Hechinger Report

Leave this field empty if you're human: In 2016-17 alone, Premier schools enrolled more than 10,000 students across nine states along the East Coast who brought with them $65 million in federal funding, according to federal data. The only job offer she got was for $10.50 an hour without benefits. Premier has denied the allegations.

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