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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.” Canadian adjuncts were almost three times less likely to be concerned about low salaries, and 87 percent of them get benefits.

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The Des Moines Register’s editorial on student retention is lazy and irresponsible

Dangerously Irrelevant

Significantly higher dropout rates. Retention has found to be a stronger predictor of student dropout than socioeconomic status or parental education. Quick aside: if Iowans want to reclaim our place at the top of the state education rankings , shouldn’t we be adopting practices of the states that do better, not worse, than us?

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OPINION: How identifying struggling students in middle school can keep struggling students from dropping out of high school

The Hechinger Report

At a time when little to no work exists for a high school dropout to support a family, the community, as a result, falls deeper into despair. At a time when little to no work exists for a high school dropout to support a family, the community, as a result, falls deeper into despair. Take Noe Castro’s story. So where do we go from here?

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PROOF POINTS: COVID has been bad for college enrollment — but awful for community college students

The Hechinger Report

In comparison, the drop in new students was only about half as much at public and nonprofit four-year institutions, which tend to serve higher income students. But the fall data show that white students are now matching these same high dropout rates. The number of new students is down 23 percent.

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PROOF POINTS: Inside the perplexing study that’s inspired colleges to drop remedial math

The Hechinger Report

Instead of testing remedial versus college algebra, which would be a direct test of remedial education, the study compared remedial algebra to college statistics, a sort of apples to oranges comparison. Going straight to college courses helped more students earn college credits in English but that didn’t help them get through college.

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K12 Inc. Names Stuart Udell, Former Catapult Learning Official, as CEO

Marketplace K-12

In July, Catapult Learning, which provides Title I and dropout-prevention services, announced that it would merge with Special Educational Services Inc., See also: Providers of Special Education, Dropout-Prevention Services Merge. an operator of alternative schools.

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One state offers lessons in how to cope with the college enrollment crisis

The Hechinger Report

Related: Colleges’ new solution to enrollment declines: Reducing the number of dropouts. By comparison, said Jeffrey, who plans to major in civil engineering, at the University of Maine the dean of engineering personally gave her a tour. At UMaine, by comparison, the dean of engineering personally took her on a tour.

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