The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2017

The alternative diploma, attained through the LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 1 (LAA1) graduation pathway, allows students with severe disabilities to forgo typical academic expectations and requirements, and it doesn’t end with the high school diploma. Related: How one district solved its special education dropout problem.

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Dropout Advocacy Outcomes Report 81

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. In 2011, fewer than 16 percent of employees were people of color.

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Dropout Secondary Course Report 79

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. All students need to have transparency about where they are in their progress and what they need to do to meet graduation standards.”.

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Dropout Policies Report Course 96

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2017

A 2011 federal study found that although the employment rate within 6 years of leaving high school for special education students (71.1 An accurate and thoughtful assessment of a student’s abilities and interests. Many districts rely on formal assessments to help schools create viable plans for students. He blames the system.

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Outcomes Education Report Survey 91

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Experts estimate that up to 90 percent should be able to graduate high school meeting the same standards as general education students, ready to succeed in college and careers. Districts recognized the need to assess how the student would do in college or work or the community and then provide services in accordance with what they find.”.

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Study Advocacy Report Outcomes 87

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2016

This model demands more resources than those available to a traditional high school, but given that the typical high school dropout costs the state an estimated $300,000 over their lifetime , Cesene argues that the math is elementary. He reused the name when he started Bronx Arena in 2011. I gravitated toward them.”

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Dropout Report System Meeting 105

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Our elementary and middle schools utilize i-Ready diagnostics to form enrichment and intervention groups,” says Dr. Julia Lamons, assessment supervisor at Greene County Schools. This technology solved another of the district’s biggest struggles—implementing an effective common assessment among 12 elementary and middle schools.

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Classroom Schoology Khan Academy Blended Learning 52