The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 5, 2017
Talent Development Secondary, a nonprofit that grew out of a Johns Hopkins University study on dropout rates, is the data-driven arm of the Diplomas Now model; it identifies kids at risk of dropping out and establishes a schoolwide process of intervention and support services to keep them on track to graduate. Here’s why they’re not.
Edsurge
MAY 5, 2023
Relationships are critical in engaging students and families in meaningful and culturally appropriate ways, and are associated with increased literacy acquisition, lower dropout rates and improved attendance. Strong family and community engagement can enhance learning outcomes and help to create a sense of belonging.
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Edsurge
JULY 29, 2020
percent (about 10,000 students) in the 2017-2018 school year, to 15.1 In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time. Attendance is an incredibly valuable tool for identifying students in need of additional support early. But it has proven elusive.
EdNews Daily
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
You’re just using the tool we’re all familiar with. University of California, California high school dropouts cost state $46.4 Journal of Neuroscience 37, 8549-8558 (2017). Open Education Europe, Barcelona, Spain, 2017). It’s not your fault. And, by the time you entered the workforce, it had solidified into your psyche.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 20, 2022
In 2017 it banned suspensions for students in kindergarten, first and second grade. Black girls, like Hatten’s daughter, face the starkest disparities: During the 2017-18 school year, the last for which there is nationwide data, Black girls made up just 7 percent of all girls in public schools but 45 percent of girls who were suspended.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 18, 2017
Education is a tool for social justice.”. In a traditional system, he almost certainly would have been retained, putting him on a path towards potential dropout. Education is a tool for social justice. This work requires that students understand learning as broader than how we often envision what happens inside classrooms.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 9, 2019
Colleges are also working to reduce their numbers of dropouts on the principle that it’s cheaper to provide the kind of support required to keep tuition-paying students than to recruit more. Speeding this up has become a promotional tool. Will there be more? Yeah, we’re betting on it,” said its founder, Brian Weinblatt.
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