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Colleges are using big data to track students in an effort to boost graduation rates, but it comes at a cost

The Hechinger Report

The idea is to find trends and patterns in huge amounts of historical data and use those patterns to predict the future. The dropout problem got a lot worse in the 1990s when more people started attending college. Georgia State agreed to start using analytics in 2011. But some STEM majors are tougher than others.

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Some kids have returned to in-person learning only to be kicked right back out

The Hechinger Report

In 2011-12, the year before its agreement with the Obama administration’s Office for Civil Rights, Oakland logged 6,134 suspensions, according to state data. But this fall has brought a reversal of the trend. Studies show not only is it ineffective at improving students’ future behavior, it can also do the opposite.

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College dreams often melt away in summer months. ‘Near-peer’ counseling is helping keep them alive.

The Hechinger Report

Started in 2011, the College Bridge program now has 45 coaches in 35 high schools serving 3,800 students, according to administrators. Gabriela Galindo, 18, stops by Bridge Coach Ruth Camacho’s office to verify her class enrollment at LaGuardia Community College where she plans to start classes this fall.