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3 Ways Big Data Can Soften the Campus Dropout Crisis

EdNews Daily

And like any major problem, this mass exodus of dropouts must be addressed sooner rather than later through innovative interventions. Sweeping the issue under the rug makes no sense; hitting it head-on with technology does. The “soft” predictors, those subtle hints that are precursors to student dropout. Big Data Hits the Quad.

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Facing a white-collar worker shortage, American companies seek a blue-collar solution

The Hechinger Report

The dean’s list student ended up a college dropout, a gay 20-something cut off from his parents after coming out, and working at a UPS Store in a job he described as “retail drudgery” while running up credit card debt and stringing out his college loans. It feels like we’re the kids of the company,” said Haruza, now 27.

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ReUp Education Raises $6 Million Series A to Help College Dropouts Return

Edsurge

The company works with universities to identify students who have dropped out, communicating on average about 50 times with a student before he or she re-enrolls. The company is paid each semester the students attend. Freedman remains an adviser and board chairman of the company.

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Canada treats its adjunct professors better than the U.S. does – and it pays off for students 

The Hechinger Report

There are now two decades of research saying that having more exposure to part-time faculty who lack the most support leads to more dropouts, lower graduation rates, lower GPAs and difficulty finding a major.” It’s not fair to them — we know that.

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A Test Worth Teaching To? How a College Dropout Plans to Replace the SAT and ACT

Edsurge

But if Kantar is fighting an uphill battle for Imbellus , the simulation-based assessment company she founded in 2016 and now manages, then a handful of venture capital firms are ready to fight it with her. million in a Series A financing round led by Owl Ventures, bringing the company’s funding to-date to $23.5

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Acceleration Academies Appoints Kelli Campbell as New Chief Executive Officer

eSchool News

Campbell spent 17 years at Discovery Education, the global leader in standards-based digital content for K-12 school districts, and most recently served as President of the company. Co-founders Steve Campbell and Dr. Joseph Wise will remain actively involved in the business. Throughout my career I have championed equity in education.

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Edtech, Equity, and Innovation: A Critical Look in the Mirror

Digital Promise

We are often reluctant to label anything facilitated through technology as a failure. Technology has become so pervasive in our lives that we have grown reticent to question its value when its use may not support evidence-based practices. Education is too fundamentally important to the health of our society. We need to make a change.

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