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How one district solved its special education dropout problem

The Hechinger Report

The district’s class of 2010 had a 73 percent graduation rate for students in special education and a 13 percent dropout rate — double the dropout rate for the student body overall. The high dropout rate for students with disabilities is a pressing national problem.

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No longer ruled out: an educator develops strategies to keep court-involved students in school

The Hechinger Report

NEW ORLEANS — School absences were rare for Lorenzo Elliott, the drum major of the George Washington Carver High School band and an honor roll student with a 96 percent attendance rate. I see a lot of black kids like me lost to the system,” Elliott said. I see a lot of black kids like me lost to the system.

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The Prison to College Pipeline

The Hechinger Report

Ultimately, less than 4 percent of them graduate from college, compared with the nation’s overall rate of 29 percent, according to a 2018 report. At CSUF, 106 students participate, bringing the total to more than 300 since 2016. College degrees are also linked to higher rates of engagement in activities like voting and volunteerism.

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Some colleges extend scholarships and other help to rural high school grads

The Hechinger Report

And rural students graduate from high school at higher rates than their urban, and about the same levels as their suburban, counterparts. A University of North Carolina System strategic plan proposes increasing rural enrollment by 11 percent by 2021, for instance. Department of Education reports. Rural ones.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? ” Via the AP : “ District of Columbia Mayor Muriel E. in 2016 on a student visa.” Via Education Week : “ Facial-Recognition Systems Pitched as School-Safety Solutions , Raising Alarms.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Education Week : “ FCC Chair Moves to Block E-Rate Funds for Companies Deemed ‘Security Risk’ ” (State and Local) Education Politics. ” Via The New York Times , a profile on the Indiana charter chain Excel Schools : “A Chance for Dropouts, Young and Old, to Go Back to School.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ For-Profit Companies With the Highest Enrollments at Their Colleges, Fall 2016.” ” Via the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette : “More than $300,000 spent on high-tech parking management system at UA.” Via AZ Central : “ Primavera charter CEO gets $8.8M