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School Cellphone Use Contracts Can Reduce Bullying

EdNews Daily

So, even though incidents of bullying remained steady, in the 2016-2017 school year, there was a 3.5 Forty-two percent say it happens in classrooms. Auburn University awarded him the “Auburn Hero Award” for his work in “reducing dropouts and for helping Alternative Education Schools.” . What can parents do?

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How a dropout factory raised its graduation rate from 53 percent to 75 percent in three years

The Hechinger Report

So our daily greeting provides a positive interaction before they get into their classroom.”. By 2013, Webster managed to graduate just 53 percent of its students, and it was clear to school and district officials that drastic change was in order. Related: How one district solved its special education dropout problem.

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School counselors keep kids on track. Why are they first to be cut?

The Hechinger Report

Aimed at curbing dropouts, improving graduation rates and sending more kids to college and other postsecondary programs, the corps is designed to offset a growing achievement gap in this relatively affluent but increasingly diverse state. billion originally authorized for the program in 2017. Still, that was short of the $1.65

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Who will Teach the Children?

EdNews Daily

Teachers are leaving the classroom almost as quickly as colleges and universities prepare them. Many of those trained to become teachers never enter the classroom. For example, as reported in Education Week, California lost 53 percent of its school of education enrollment between the 2008–2009 and 2012–2013 school years.

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It’s Time To Unlearn & Relearn Learning

EdNews Daily

And it’s not just in the classroom. He states, “If you wanted to create an education environment that was directly opposed to what the brain was good at doing, you probably would design something like a classroom. University of California, California high school dropouts cost state $46.4 billion annually. UC Santa Barbara.

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Districts Pivot Their Strategies to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism During Distance Learning

Edsurge

This has been a goal of Simon’s since she joined Long Beach Unified in fall 2013. percent (about 10,000 students) in the 2017-2018 school year, to 15.1 In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time. But it has proven elusive.

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Spreading First Aid for Teens’ Mental Health by Training Adults to Help

MindShift

When kids struggle, their emotional problems often unfold in the classroom, affecting their ability to concentrate and straining interactions with teachers and peers. Left untreated, mental health concerns can contribute to high school dropout rates. — MentalHealthFirstAid (@MHFirstAidUSA) August 16, 2017.