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

The Hechinger Report

In this ongoing series, The Hechinger Report is visiting high schools that have beaten the long odds to learn what’s behind their success in improving graduation rates and sending more students to college. Related: How one district solved its special education dropout problem. Research found that a $3.5 TULSA, Okla. —

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A charter chain thinks it has the answer for alternative schools

The Hechinger Report

What you learn in a regular high school in a year, you could learn here in six months.”. What you learn in a regular high school in a year, you could learn here in six months.” . Students spend 80 percent of their time learning from home. This [place] gives you the opportunity to graduate faster,” he said.

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Where Are Quality Instructional Materials for English Language Learners?

MindShift

Craig Brock teaches high school science in Amarillo, Texas, where his freshman biology students are currently learning about the parts of a cell. Many reported that they did not have enough time or money to access quality materials, while others stated these materials simply don’t exist. Those statistics recently prompted the U.S.

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Seeking advantage, colleges are increasingly admitting students as sophomores

The Hechinger Report

Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. Most require that the students meet minimum academic standards and earn a predetermined number of credits. “They don’t want too much focus on this,” Endlich said. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter. Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update. Higher Education.