Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

In the early months of 2020, her team expanded an attendance campaign called “All In,” from four to 25 schools across the district, which is home to 85 public schools in total. In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time.

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Strategy Learning Data Dropout 197

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2020

In July, she gathered input from around 150 students in person and on social media. Elementary students told Pressley they wanted more opportunities to interact with their classmates; one fourth grader suggested Zoom recess. Kim is one of three student representatives on the county school board. Credit: Sophie Bograd.

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Survey Policies Groups Report 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2022

per 1,000 in 2020. For example, the Pregnancy Assistance Fund, a $25 million federal grant program that supported services for young parents so they could finish school, ended in 2020. There were almost 160,000 births to 15- to 19-year-olds in 2020. In 1991, there were 61.8 That’s a 75 percent drop.

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Report Accessibility Outcomes Social Media 134