2016 Assessment Dropout Elementary 
Edsurge
JULY 29, 2020
Simon and the rest of the district turned their focus to food security , internet connectivity for families in need and online suicide prevention assessments. In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time. Distance learning began March 23.
The Hechinger Report
JULY 9, 2018
The repercussions of not learning to read are magnified for poor children: Research shows that low-income children who cannot read at grade level by third grade are six times more likely to become high school dropouts. “In After an initial assessment, he determined that early reading instruction was one of the school’s glaring weaknesses. “We
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The Hechinger Report
JULY 13, 2021
Last year, researchers at NWEA, an independent nonprofit assessment company, published an analysis of data from the autumn 2020 MAP Growth tests of more than 4 million public school students. “It’s not something we’re going to make up in a summer or in a year. It’s a long road of recovery.” Whitney Oakley, Guilford County Schools.
Edsurge
JULY 28, 2016
The district is also known for having one of the largest dropout rates and one of the highest pupil-to-teacher ratios in the country. As I reflect on the upcoming 2016-2017 school year, I wonder how this negativity has affected my own 5th grade reading classroom. What a summer.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 5, 2018
In New Orleans, the large number of dropouts who lack HiSET credentials drives the astronomically high count of so-called “opportunity youth.” In 2016 schools earned the 25-point incentive for a total of only 41 students citywide; the 2017 total was worse, a mere 17 students. But most don’t take the test immediately after dropping out.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 2, 2016
John Jones asks a question to his students in AP Human Geography on August 18, 2016. The current desegregation order, issued in March 2016, mandated a Biracial Advisory Committee to oversee implementation of the desegregation plan. Every fall, each student is tested to assess any gaps in skills and knowledge.
MindShift
JULY 9, 2018
The repercussions of not learning to read are magnified for poor children: Research shows that low-income children who cannot read at grade level by third grade are six times more likely to become high school dropouts. After an initial assessment, he determined that early reading instruction was one of the school’s glaring weaknesses. “We
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