eSchool News
MARCH 24, 2020
School closures are traumatizing students, families, and educators, presenting a new dropout risk factor and requiring schools to develop immediate virtual solutions. The National Dropout Prevention Center (NDPC) has produced topical videos and virtual professional development to support schools and educators during current uncertain times.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 28, 2019
The program, named “A Better Chance,” or the ABC Program, would feature daily real-time instruction by a licensed prekindergarten teacher, age-appropriate activities, and downloadable educational materials for parents and other caregivers. The real-time lessons would be available at least three times a day and would be posted online.
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The Hechinger Report
JUNE 27, 2020
Her cellphone’s data plan — the only way she could access the internet at home — wasn’t up to the task. Greenville schools have some of the highest school dropout rates in the state, and Johnson also viewed staying at home as necessary to defend her children’s chances of living an easier life. This story also appeared in HuffPost.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 23, 2020
These institutions are helping students find cost-free ways to leave campus, keeping dorms open for those who don’t have other options or identifying ways to enable less-wired students who can’t access online learning to still finish out the semester. Not all colleges are being heaped with praise, however, and the contrasts are striking.
Hack Education
OCTOBER 28, 2016
” “A Conveyor Belt of Dropouts and Debt at For-Profit Colleges ” by Susan Dynarski. The company said that it would keep the Vine website online, but you should probably download anything you’ve got there. Blackboard has acquired Fronteer , a software company that helps make course materials accessible.
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