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

The Hechinger Report

Turning around struggling high schools is the toughest work in education reform. 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. City Year member Shawn Wiyninger greets a student at Webster High School. Research found that a $3.5

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School Cellphone Use Contracts Can Reduce Bullying

EdNews Daily

The Washington Post reported (July 16, 2019) that a report filed by the National Center for Education Statistics, that online bullying and texting is the rise among middle and high school students. Schools have a responsibility to children and parents but have a larger responsibility to educate. What can schools do? About the Author.

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Leadership Ignited

A Principal's Reflections

This year, they have decided to rely instead on what NASSP members have reported as the issues that keep principals up at night, such as Common Core implementation, new teacher evaluation models, and dropout prevention and graduation rates. While attendees are at Ignite 2013, they will get to reclaim that time and make the most of it.

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OPINION: What health care can teach educators about the difference between ‘equal’ and ‘equitable’

The Hechinger Report

If we did in health care what we do in education, we’d say this to everyone who walks through the hospital door: “We prescribe the same treatment for everyone. Equal treatment will not enable us to reach the nation’s professed objective of educating all children for success. Getty Images. We’ve always done this.

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Are our definitions of ‘college readiness’ too high?

Dangerously Irrelevant

Considering that these data don’t include dropouts, it seems safe to say that no more than one in three American high-school students is capable of hitting the College Board’s benchmark. In these states in 2015, the percentage of students averaging at least 500 on the reading section ranged from 33 percent (in D.C.) via [link].

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OPINION: The low-cost steps the government could take right now to ease hunger and homelessness on college campuses

The Hechinger Report

With our country poised for years of high unemployment and stagnation, our system of higher education must address this food and housing crisis without further delay. Department of Education can immediately increase support for struggling students across the country. Over the past few months, we have identified several ways the U.S.

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The hottest posts that everyone's reading

The Innovative Educator

Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator. Jun 2, 2013, 2136 How well does your school meet student expectations. Jun 2, 2013, 2136 How well does your school meet student expectations. May 26, 2013, 1820 8 Real Ways Facebook Enriched 1 st grade. May 29, 2013, 973' Take this quiz.

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