The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2018

But when the caller started sharing specifics about her prior enrollment dates and courses, the 32-year-old mother of two from Southaven, Mississippi, grew curious. Nearly every state has set a goal for boosting the proportion of its population with post-secondary education; most are aiming for 55 to 65 percent by 2020 or 2025.

Dropout 71

Dropout Report Libraries Secondary 71

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 24, 2016

Significantly higher dropout rates. Retention has found to be a stronger predictor of student dropout than socioeconomic status or parental education. Retention has found to be a stronger predictor of student dropout than socioeconomic status or parental education. Again, why are we emulating downward? Lower life success.

Dropout 0

Dropout Policies Comparison Study 0

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2017

Kids in struggling communities and socially isolated neighborhoods far too often follow a predictable pattern: They miss some school, get in some trouble, and soon find themselves failing courses. 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.

Dropout 73

Dropout Comparison Outcomes Study 73

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2019

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.

Dropout 72

Dropout Secondary Course Report 72

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Educators who remain firm, consistent and empathetic, including and especially when students make mistakes and even challenge teachers, are far more likely to de-escalate conflict and prevent secondary incidents. All kids — but especially those who have experienced trauma — shift into fight-or-flight mode when confronted with conflict.

Dropout 75

Dropout iPhone Secondary Exercises 75

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2017

Bowie navigated a daunting obstacle course of family and health crises during his teenage years and made it to his dream school – Georgia State University. By 2025, more than 60 percent of Georgia jobs will require some kind of post-secondary education, and now only 45 percent of the state’s young adults meet that criterion.

Dropout 89

Dropout Study Report System 89

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

students attend blended classes on campus and take online courses from home, and district educators say a personalized learning solution has had a positive impact in a number of academic areas. For the core courses, PGA employs its own local teachers, who oversee instruction for students whether learning at home or at school.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Dropout Learning Blended Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

The district’s class of 2010 had a 73 percent graduation rate for students in special education and a 13 percent dropout rate — double the dropout rate for the student body overall. The high dropout rate for students with disabilities is a pressing national problem. Covina-Valley has seen its efforts pay off.

Dropout 93

Dropout E-rate Education Secondary 93

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2018

But Goldstein, who helped create a hands-on manufacturing course at Randolph Union in 2014, says “retention is much easier than recruitment.” At Randolph Union, there are 32 students participating in “independent learning opportunities,” or ILOs, and another six in a course that introduces students to careers in water management.

Report 102

Report Personalized Learning Dropout Course 102

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2018

In New Orleans, the large number of dropouts who lack HiSET credentials drives the astronomically high count of so-called “opportunity youth.” Still to be determined is how to best address public-school requirements such as end-of-course exams, special-ed Individualized Education Programss, and seat time.

Dropout 54

Dropout Policies Report System 54

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

We rounded up some best practices League members use to ensure students stay in school, get their degrees, and are prepared for success in their post-secondary endeavors. It is difficult for the 1,200-student district to offer STEM, foreign language or Advanced Placement courses year-round. Learning can happen anytime, anywhere.

Industry 40

Industry Broadband Course Elementary 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

High schools were rated on standardized tests, as well as dropout, attendance and graduation rates. Delaware officials want to create new assessments for science courses using the flexibility of ESSA, for example, but Watson said that those tests take time to create and must undergo a peer-review process.

Personalized Learning 70

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 70

Edsurge

MAY 22, 2023

They're really at risk for secondary traumatic stress , and that's something that we always have at the forefront of our minds as trauma-informed professionals. The burnout is, in part, often related to this phenomenon that we're understanding of secondary traumatic stress that Beth mentioned. because they were really in it.

Secondary 191

Secondary Training System Elementary 191

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

Now, after realizing that academic stragglers who were retained frequently didn’t receive the support they needed, the state is changing course. Teachers told us, ‘Oh, of course, that’s a Katrina effect. Related: A new movement to treat troubled children as ‘sad, not bad’.

Analysis 124

Analysis Report Data Policies 124

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Even students with cognitive delays may be able to attend modified post-secondary programs if given adequate preparation and encouragement in school. Instead, her high school placed her in remedial courses for math and English, where she just fell further behind. Janae Cantu has dyslexia and thus struggles with reading.

Education 111

Education Strategy Report Training 111

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2018

We have backed companies focused on budgeting, scheduling, procurement, dropout prevention, and professional development for the teachers of special education students and English language learners. They insist that the sole proper function of most post-secondary education programs is to get students a good job.

Technology 117

Technology Education Secondary Company 117

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

And he always did well in his honors and college prep courses at Noblesville High School in Indiana. His diagnosis of ADD in the third grade had mostly been a nonissue throughout his time at school. It just meant that he would often take tests in a separate room.

Study 87

Study Advocacy Report Outcomes 87

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Fellows receive monthly stipends that start at $450 and rise each year, up to $700, in an attempt to combat steep post-secondary dropout rates — 33 percent of black college students drop out after one year of college, often because of financial shortfalls. I had it real bad,” he said. Nathan used to talk for me. We have synergy.”

Report 105

Report Elementary Secondary Classroom 105

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2019

Historically, students learned what they could over the course of a semester or a school year and got a grade based on a combination of their effort, behavior and academic mastery. The New England Secondary Schools Consortium has been collecting commitments from the region’s colleges to ward off these worries.

Personalized Learning 104

Personalized Learning Learning Competency Based Learning Secondary 104

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Aimed at curbing dropouts, improving graduation rates and sending more kids to college and other postsecondary programs, the corps is designed to offset a growing achievement gap in this relatively affluent but increasingly diverse state. “When there’s a budget cut, counselors are the first to go.”.

Dropout 111

Dropout Training Report Outcomes 111

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Jeb Bush’s lieutenant governor, as assistant secretary of elementary and secondary education, the top post at the Education Department overseeing K–12 policy.” ” Via The Economic Times : “Startups in student-lending sector see dropouts, but some score too.” ” This WSJ commentary is bonkers.

Education 50

Education Kaplan Robotics E-rate 50