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More high school grads than ever are going to college, but 1 in 5 will quit

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After all, the plummeting number of prospects makes it much harder to replace dropouts than it was when there was a seemingly bottomless supply of freshmen. This aggressive response has helped lower the dropout rate at the Texarkana campus back to 44 percent, according to still-unreleased figures, the university says.

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At a growing number of colleges, faculty get a new role: spotting troubled students

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When she walked into his first-year seminar at Dickinson College, Steve Riccio was impressed by his new student’s enthusiasm. This story about reducing the number of college dropouts was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. CARLISLE, Penn.

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Tipping point: Can Summit put personalized learning over the top?

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There’s tremendous hype swirling around personalized learning, with money pouring in from foundations and education technology companies eager to capitalize on the trend. But now, I love school math, because I’m learning better.”. Photo: Chris Berdik.