The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2017

A really good transition plan shows how each year of school is linked to the next and the final outcome that they’re looking for,” said Leslie Darrell, a speech pathologist in Maine who often works with transition-aged students. “If An accurate and thoughtful assessment of a student’s abilities and interests. He blames the system.

Outcomes 88

Outcomes Education Report Survey 88

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.

Dropout 79

Dropout Advocacy Outcomes Report 79

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.

Dropout 70

Dropout Secondary Course Report 70

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

In the mid-2000s, Louisiana implemented high-stakes tests known as Louisiana Educational Assessment Program, or LEAP, which required fourth and eighth graders to show that they were grade-level proficient. Louisiana had long erred on the side of social promotion, often passing underachievers through school despite low reading and math levels.

Analysis 122

Analysis Report Data Policies 122

IAD Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Learning analytics data is the set of information collected about the student, the learning environment, the learning interactions, and the learning outcomes. If you want to follow a more formal approach towards analytics implementation, there are a number of learning analytics readiness assessment tools.

Learning Analytics 62

Learning Analytics LMS Analysis Learning 62

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

For those that enroll in two-year schools, the outcomes aren’t much better: 41 percent, according to federal data. The dismal outcomes aren’t because students with disabilities can’t handle the coursework. About a third of the students with disabilities who enroll in a four-year college or university graduate within eight years.

Study 85

Study Advocacy Report Outcomes 85

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2019

In 2011, Jim Shank, the superintendent then, spearheaded a one-to-one iPod program, seeing the promise of technology as a means of giving students targeted academic support. The driving philosophy now is that all students should achieve certain learning outcomes and the school day should be built around helping them do so.

Personalized Learning 104

Personalized Learning Learning Competency Based Learning Secondary 104