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Ancora High School Partners with McGraw Hill to Launch New Online High School for Adults

eSchool News

In 2020, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the high school dropout rate was 5.3% “Through digital materials that are affordable, accessible, and effective, we can work towards a learning environment that leads to better outcomes for all,” Michael Ryan, President of Higher Education at McGraw Hill.

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Introducing YouScience® Brightpath: A New Platform That Enables the Convergence of Education-to-Career to Better Prepare Students for Success in School and Life

eSchool News

In addition, the troubling nationwide high school dropout rate persists, and college enrollment and retention rates are declining for our most vulnerable populations, further highlighting student disengagement. Quantifying outcomes through industry-recognized certifications. “The need for this type of solution is critical.

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PBS to Present “Spotlight Education,” A Special Week of Programming Featuring Reports About America’s Students and New Models of Learning, September 12-17

EdNews Daily

The “Teach Boldly” teacher support initiative will include a series of virtual and community training events and the launch of the new PBS Teachers’ Lounge, a creative digital space where teachers can share ideas, learn from peers, find daily inspiration and access the tools and resources they need to enhance their work in the classroom.

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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

The Hechinger Report

With people of color expected to make up a quarter of the state’s population by 2035, these gaps represent an economic threat to Minnesota; unless more residents get to and through college, there won’t be enough qualified workers to fill the jobs that require a post-secondary degree or certificate. “[O]ur Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report.

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New York is closing a charter school to ‘save’ money. But at what cost to students?

ExcelinEd

For the sake of simplifying the equation, we will also assume the post-secondary outcomes for BuffSci and Buffalo Public Schools are the same – the same percentage of high school graduates will attend and graduate from college. Potential Outcomes for the 701 BuffSci Students if the School Closes. 203 more HS dropouts.

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British universities reach out to the new minority: poor white males

The Hechinger Report

If boys go to college less often than they otherwise would, you’re lowering not only their economic outcomes but economic outcomes for future generations.”. Girls in primary and secondary school globally read more than boys and spend more time on homework, according to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development , or OECD.

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The vast majority of students with disabilities don’t get a college degree

The Hechinger Report

For those that enroll in two-year schools, the outcomes aren’t much better: 41 percent, according to federal data. The dismal outcomes aren’t because students with disabilities can’t handle the coursework. About a third of the students with disabilities who enroll in a four-year college or university graduate within eight years.

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