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Meet Anthony Johnson: Teacher of the Year. Rebel ‘Mayor.’ High School Dropout.

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He threw chairs in classrooms. In 2016 he was named Teacher of the Year for Rowan Salisbury Schools, and in 2017 he was named North Carolina’s Southwest Teacher of the Year. In his book, “ High School Dropout to Teacher of the Year ,” Anthony’s complicated relationship to education comes through as the fuel behind his work.

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How a dropout factory raised its graduation rate from 53 percent to 75 percent in three years

The Hechinger Report

So our daily greeting provides a positive interaction before they get into their classroom.”. When kids perform poorly in the classroom, it’s the schools that are held accountable, but those who work with low-income students said that academic struggles are often the least of a child’s problems. “We

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Community colleges tackle another challenge: Students recovering from past substance use

The Hechinger Report

MINNEAPOLIS — At a late August meeting in a windowless room at Minneapolis College, a handful of students barely a week into classes sat back on couches, took a breath and marveled that they were there at all. While she was out, two student workers ensured the recovery program room stayed open, emails went out and weekly meetings happened.

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It’s Time To Unlearn & Relearn Learning

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Our schools are, in a sense, factories in which the raw products (children) are to be shaped and fashioned into products to meet the various demands of life.” (4) And it’s not just in the classroom. In preschool, depending on the teacher and the classroom environment, you were somewhat free to experiment as you learned.

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Facing a white-collar worker shortage, American companies seek a blue-collar solution

The Hechinger Report

The dean’s list student ended up a college dropout, a gay 20-something cut off from his parents after coming out, and working at a UPS Store in a job he described as “retail drudgery” while running up credit card debt and stringing out his college loans. A meeting with an Aon recruiter changed her course. to undergraduate students?pursuing

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What happened when a South Carolina city embraced career education for all its students

The Hechinger Report

One week per month, engineers from local industries visit the classrooms and talk to students about their careers. . Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona that stated, “Every student should have access to an education that aligns with industry demands and evolves to meet the demands of tomorrow’s global workforce.” (The

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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

The Hechinger Report

Though some programs have helped lower dropout rates and improved graduation rates for students of color, the gap in the percentage of students finishing a degree has barely budged across the 30 community colleges in the Minnesota State Colleges and University system. I felt like I needed mirrors in the classroom.”.

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