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The Des Moines Register’s editorial on student retention is lazy and irresponsible

Dangerously Irrelevant

Back in January 2014, I noted that. Significantly higher dropout rates. Retention has found to be a stronger predictor of student dropout than socioeconomic status or parental education. In that January 2014 blog post I said that. Being retained does not increase academic achievement in the long run.

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Top 10 Ways to Involve Parents by Using EdTech

EdTechTeam

“Ongoing research shows that family engagement in schools improves student achievement, reduces absenteeism, and restores parents’ confidence in their children’s education” (Garcia & Thornton, 2014). You can post lessons, photos, calendar availability, link surveys using Google Forms, and much more. 2014, November 14).

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Student loan default rates inch down as for-profit sector contracts

The Hechinger Report

More than 15 percent of these graduates and dropouts defaulted in both time periods. That’s because community colleges cater to lower income students and dropout rates are high. Community college defaulters declined by more than 50,000 students between fiscal 2014 and fiscal 2016. Number of defaulted borrowers by state.

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

Though only about 40 miles north of Silicon Valley, home to technology giants such as Google and Apple, Oakland was deeply underconnected when the pandemic shuttered its schools. Every school had their individual Google spreadsheet, and there wasn’t a unifying place where any of us could look.”. Like, we had no idea.

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What if we hired for skills, not degrees?

The Hechinger Report

In the past few years, Apple, Google, IBM and other high-profile companies have stripped the bachelor’s degree requirement from many of their positions. In 2014, the labor market analysis firm Burning Glass Technologies tried to capture the extent of degree inflation. A growing number of businesses are listening. Degree inflation.

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A Skills Gap From College to Career Doesn't Exist. It's the Awareness Gap We Need to Fix.

Edsurge

In the United States alone, jobs website Indeed reports that reduced productivity stemming from open positions accounted for $160 billion of lost revenue in 2014. high-profile dropouts and the rise of the so-called “ anti-credential.” Twenty years ago, Google did not exist. At almost $1.3 Anecdotally, this makes sense.

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Adapting to the New Classroom

techlearning

Google Classroom ? The district faced challenges with dropouts and reduced graduation rates due to failed classes, school transfers, and absences due to weather and medical issues. Google Classroom ? Google voice typing ? Read & Write for Google ? Various Google Chrome extensions ? Microsoft Office 365