2017 Dropout Libraries Technology 
Edsurge
JULY 28, 2016
“Technology invites us to move from engaged to empowered.” — From George Couros’ Innovator’s Mindset. 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. Our reading program re-instilled in them a love of reading, guided by technology.
The Hechinger Report
JULY 2, 2021
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. It turned out instead to be a bump in the road. Credit: Mateusz Haruza.
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The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
PORTLAND, Maine — The ergonomic chairs, glass-walled conference rooms, ubiquitous technology and smell of new carpets and fresh paint scream well-funded startup. Some are focusing on high-demand disciplines such as technology, health and alternative energy. This story also appeared in The Washington Post.
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 6, 2019
ATLANTA — When Keenan Robinson started college in 2017, he knew the career he wanted. James Wiley is a technology analyst with Eduventures, which does consulting work for companies in the predictive analytics industry. The dropout problem got a lot worse in the 1990s when more people started attending college.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 14, 2022
After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. Ramos knew there were many kids like her, eager to keep up with school but lacking the technology to do so. OAKLAND, Calif.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 8, 2020
Luis Gallardo’s favorite place to study was the library at the University of California, Berkeley. And even without technology problems, catastrophic job losses are plunging some families into economic peril. He preferred to work at night when it was quiet, and the distractions of the day didn’t pull at his mind.
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 8, 2018
District officials theorized that students’ disillusionment with the curriculum contributed to Vista High’s 10 percent dropout rate. For the 2017-18 school year, they broke up Vista’s freshman class of almost 700 students into six self-contained “houses.” With part of the grant money, Vista turned its library into a “learning commons.”
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