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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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Learning Technologies and Creativity in the Classroom

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If newer technologies can foster creativity in students then educators must seriously think about how they can incorporate them into their classroom teaching strategies. By comparison, the outside world must seem like a playground of self-expression and creativity. Creativity and the classroom. It’s to leave doors open for kids.”.

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

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In July, Catapult Learning, which provides Title I and dropout-prevention services, announced that it would merge with Special Educational Services Inc., Combined, the companies said they would serve 300,000 students through direct instruction and proprietary technology programs. 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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Urgency of getting people back to work gives new momentum to ?microcredentials?

The Hechinger Report

“Even if I chose not to finish, I would still have these pieces and I’d say, ‘Look what I’ve done,’ as opposed to, ‘I have two years of college’ ” but nothing to show for it, said Nelson, who works as an information technology consultant and hopes to move into an administrative role. But is it better than being a dropout? No, it’s not.

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Districts Pivot Their Strategies to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism During Distance Learning

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By comparison, the state of California reported a 12 percent chronic absenteeism rate among students in 2018-2019, representing 676,000 students. In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time. percent (about 11,000 students) in 2018-2019.

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Momentum builds for helping students adapt to college by nixing freshman grades

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It “brought to light the stressors students have in their lives,” said Nate Turcotte, an assistant professor in the Department of Leadership, Technology and Research at Florida Gulf Coast University who is using assessments other than grades. Related: Colleges’ new solution to enrollment declines: Reducing the number of dropouts.