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3 Ways Big Data Can Soften the Campus Dropout Crisis

EdNews Daily

And like any major problem, this mass exodus of dropouts must be addressed sooner rather than later through innovative interventions. Even online schools, where data can be more available due to vibrant learning management systems, are guilty of merely scratching the surface of data capture and analysis. What’s being missed?

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Preventing Dropouts: An Impossible Dream?

Battelle for Kids

July 2, 2015, Volume 2, Issue 8, Number 3. If they pursue postsecondary education, they often wind up spending long hours in remedial courses trying to learn the mathematics, reading, and writing skills they should have acquired in high school. Driving Question: What if we rethink teacher's professional preparation?

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With the Help of Google and SF Muni, A Bus Sets Off to Serve City's High School Dropouts

Edsurge

Good is the Executive Director of Five Keys , a network of brick-and-mortar learning centers and charter schools throughout the Bay Area. Now, Good and his team are trying to solve a new problem: helping high school dropouts get their diplomas in the face of strict gang lines, rundown schools, and spotty internet. Frizzle-level cool.

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Addressing the needs of all learners at Wolf Creek Public Schools

Hapara

. “One of the tools that supported Wolf Creek staff and students during the 2020-21 school year while they participated in hybrid learning both online and face to face was H?para Since 2015, H?para Workspace has served as their digital platform for the Enhanced Learning Model. ” WCPS has used H?para

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Many Roads to Travel: Empowering Student Learning Outside the Walls

Battelle for Kids

June 15, 2015, Volume 2, Issue 7, Number 7. Driving Question: How Do Teachers Empower Students With Learning Outside School? The dropout and poverty rates are high, and college acceptance and test scores are low. To be candid, the situation here is quite challenging.

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School Cellphone Use Contracts Can Reduce Bullying

EdNews Daily

That was a jump of 15 percent from the 2014-2015 school year. In 2014, Schargel was nominated for the Brock International Prize in Education for “demonstrating clear evidence of success in dropout prevention and for retaining students in alternative education environments. percent jump in those who were bullied or by text or online.

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Districts Pivot Their Strategies to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism During Distance Learning

Edsurge

Distance learning began March 23. Department of Education reported that for the 2015-2016 school year, more than 7 million students —or 16 percent of all students—and 20 percent of high school students are chronically absent. In addition to causing learning gaps, absenteeism also has budget implications.

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