The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Starkville, in contrast, was regarded as a successful school system, offering opportunities such as Advanced Placement classes and robotics competitions through a career and technology center. The school district had a 27 percent dropout rate in 2014. Related: Is consolidation the answer for Mississippi’s struggling schools?

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Report Dropout System Elementary 111

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

The lack of social interaction could be one reason behind high dropout rates in online classes. Carolyn Rosé, an assistant professor in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, has been exploring ways to add social engagement to MOOCs since 2013. The human element makes a difference.

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MOOC Dropout Exercises OER 60

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Kristen Danusis, a former school psychologist who became the principal in 2013, tells me that many of her students live “off the grid,” in households that earn little regular income. Gist: Our goal is to be the first state to fully blend technology into all schools. Yet, inside Isaac Paine, tech abounds.

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Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 99

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Via ProPublica : “ For-Profit Schools Get State Dollars For Dropouts Who Rarely Drop In.” ” Via Education Week : “In hurricanes ’ aftermath, technology eases return to school.” “‘Eton for all’: will robot teachers mean everyone gets an elite education?

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Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

Following up on ProPublica reporting , “ Florida to Examine Whether Alternative Charter Schools Underreport Dropouts.” ” New Nanodegrees from Udacity : Digital Marketing and Robotics. Via GeekWire : “ Amazon Education GM leaves; company says it ‘remains committed’ to K–12 technology.”

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Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Meanwhile, the state has given initial approval for ECOT to become a “dropout school.” “ Can Technology-augmented Academic Advising Improve College Graduation Rates? Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via Getting Smart : “Using Robots to Teach Elementary Students About Human Nature.”

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Education Company Data Report 47