The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2018

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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Dropout Report Policies Data 99

Marketplace K-12

JUNE 9, 2016

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has joined the board of directors for Pluralsight , a Utah-based ed-tech company that provides online courses in various subjects, including software development and information technology, the news site Fast Company reported Thursday. Cross-posted from the Politics K-12. Former U.S.

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Company Dropout Advocacy Facebook 40

The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2021

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. A meeting with an Aon recruiter changed her course. Credit: Juawana Allen.

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Company Training Industry Dropout 137

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

For an absurd example, if dropouts tended to take classes on Thursdays in their first semester at college, but students who completed their degrees didn’t, then you might worry about current students who are currently taking classes on Thursdays. The dropout problem got a lot worse in the 1990s when more people started attending college.

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Data Dropout Company Report 107

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.

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Dropout E-rate Education Secondary 94

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

Educators and school leaders are scrambling to figure out how to regain ground next year in a course that often makes or breaks students’ life chances. Only half of students who take college algebra score C or higher in the course, a 2015 report by the Mathematical Association of America noted. I’m very worried. practices solving?

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STEM Report Course Study 128

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. Students who withdraw are also much more likely to default on their loans; dropouts make up two-thirds of defaults nationwide. On a bad day, he won’t leave until 1 a.m.

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Dropout Study Report System 90

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2017

The students in the blended version also take most of their courses online, but they occasionally meet in person for mentoring from a certified teacher or for clubs and sports. He also uses Mobymax, a software that boasts the ability to help students “find and fix” learning gaps in several subjects. Most of them were dropouts.” “In

Personalized Learning 93

Personalized Learning Learning Blended Learning Dropout 93

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2016

The smorgasbord of hardware and software at the show floor caters to a wide range of university IT needs, from security and bandwidth to proctoring and instruction. Pearson is currently piloting HoloLens content in physics classes at Bryn Mawr College and construction courses at the Royal School of Military Engineering the U.K.

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Pearson Blackboard Survey Learning Analytics 60

Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

on his blog , he’s opined that most adaptive software focuses on knowledge acquisition instead of helping students in learning to think and function in modern society. Colleges are increasingly using adaptive technology in large online or blended courses to help students learn at their own pace.

Digital Learning 60

Digital Learning Technology MOOC Learning Analytics 60

Edsurge

MAY 11, 2017

That’s why it might come as surprise to hear AspirEDU , an educational analytics company, pitch their Dropout Detective software as an “academic credit score” for students. But Chris Munzo, executive vice president of AspirEDU (and fan of metaphors), compares Dropout Detective to a gym membership—it only works if you use it.

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Dropout Comparison Data Company 60

MindShift

MARCH 3, 2017

The intervention reduces course failures by 39% and increases class attendance by 17%.” This time, working with the largest school district in West Virginia, they built software that communicated directly with the electronic gradebook that teachers were already using, and they used the phone numbers parents provided on class lists.

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Dropout Study Software Outcomes 28

Neo LMS

APRIL 5, 2022

Students have continued pursuing their studies despite prolonged lockdowns through platforms such as learning management systems (LMSs) and video conferencing software. Lower dropout rates. On a similar note, offering each student the tailored content they need to complete classes and pass exams can reduce dropout rates.

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LMS Gamification Learning Dropout 345

The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2019

One day, a friend forwarded an email about Resilient Coders, a boot camp that trains people of color for web development and software engineering jobs. Rouguiatou Diallo and Stephanie Castaños of Resilient Coders, a boot camp that trains people of color for web development and software engineering jobs. billion in revenue last year.

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Company Survey Report Training 112

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

At the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Community & Technical College, Associate Dean Kim Griffis says dropouts aren’t considered a failure, if the student has landed a job in the technical field they were training for. Kim Griffis. But some colleges have a different perspective on the matter. Graduation rates are not the whole story.”.

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Dropout Training Facebook Meeting 86

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

They are developing a recommendation engine to leverage dropout rate data to predict and design interventions for at-risk students. After intervening and supporting approximately 16,000 students, dropout rates have decreased and test scores have improved. Cornell University Uses the AWS Cloud to Reimagine Course Delivery.

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Dropout Education Data Software 156

The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2017

His laboratory is developing software to animate ASL avatars. It also limits the usefulness of closed captioning for multimedia course material. Photo: John Myer. The technology behind the cooking rats in “Ratatouille” and the dancing penguins in “Happy Feet” could help bridge stubborn academic gaps between deaf and hearing students.

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Assistive Technology Blended Learning Report Data 66

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

In addition to designing and racing cars, students learn how to use graphic design software under the instruction of a special education teacher. After getting several Ds in the first few semesters, Brad failed two courses during his second semester of sophomore year of high school.

Education 94

Education Elementary Meeting Study 94

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Diagnostic products and software systems that target specific areas of learning for improvement can help students find success, freeing educators to help every learner reach their personal best within one classroom. Z-Space lab with AR/VR software ? Adaptive learning technology is the new go-to for personalized learning. OverDrive ?

Classroom 54

Classroom Schoology Khan Academy Blended Learning 54

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

High school students could take college courses in Middletown with a certified adjunct professor. Three-credit courses were $1,200 each, a major discount, but only about 50 low-income students were participating. Several years later, the district noticed a similar opportunity for its partnership with Syracuse University.

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 132

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

High school students could take college courses in Middletown with a certified adjunct professor. Three-credit courses were $1,200 each, a major discount, but only about 50 low-income students were participating. Several years later, the district noticed a similar opportunity for its partnership with Syracuse University.

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Blended Learning Elementary Broadband Dropout 120

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

We are, of course, big fans! Conference strands include Teaching with Technology, Student Devices, Online Learning, Subject Specific Ed Tech, Creative Ed Tech, Web 2.0 & Social Software, and Administrative Support. The NEA shared this article that discusses nation-wide efforts to re-engage high school dropouts.

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BYOD Libraries Conference Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Many watched instructional videos or worked with adaptive-learning software that adjusted lessons based on each student’s proficiency. The Basecamp schools in Pasadena, Texas, outside Houston, added materials for Spanish-speaking English language learners as well as a required Texas history course.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

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.”.

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Dropout Report Training Outcomes 111

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Raritan put a chunk of its relief money — about $250,000 — toward a new software package that helps students map their shortest pathway to a degree. Without the HEERF money, there’s no way the school could have afforded the software, said Raritan President Michael McDonough. They’re talking about long-term goals. We knew we needed one.

Software 94

Software Report Trends Adobe 94

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2014

Conference strands include Teaching with Technology, Student Devices, Online Learning, Subject Specific Ed Tech, Creative Ed Tech, Web 2.0 & Social Software, and Administrative Support. Jessica Longmore is teaching a Level 2 Art & Design course and is looking for ways to engage her 16-17 year old students. What an excellent idea!

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Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 51

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

apps and software, with some classes much more tech-reliant than others. At 360 High School, also in Providence and serving a smaller but demographically similar student body, I observed teachers use what the school’s principal, Kerry Tuttlebee, calls a patchwork of D.I.Y.

Personalized Learning 96

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 96

Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

“The cost of maintaining an online course for several years can eventually outstrip the launch cost – but the investment might just pay off,” says Inside Higher Ed. Via The New York Post : “Education department investigating high school’s online courses.” Because of course. ” Testing.

Education 46

Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Via ProPublica : “ For-Profit Schools Get State Dollars For Dropouts Who Rarely Drop In.” ” The new software is supposed to get students ready for “the Salesforce economy,” whatever the hell that means. And, of course, there are robot stories in the Betteridge’s Law of Headlines section.

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Education Robotics Company MOOC 49

Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

The big ed-tech news this week is, of course, that Betsy DeVos is considering allowing schools to use federal funds to arm teachers and staff. ” CPS is, of course, the Chicago Public Schools. ” Susan Crawrford argues “Why Universities Need ‘Public Interest Technology’ Courses.”

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Education MOOC Kaplan Robotics 46

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

Trump’s budget, of course, cuts $9.2 “ Is higher ed creating the next dropout factories? As schools move to digital-only, encouraged of course by the ideology of “innovation,” it’s important to remember how fragile this makes resources. ” $100,000. billion from the Department of Education.

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Via Raw Story : “BUSTED: Trump Treasury pick took 4-week course on Dartmouth campus and called it a degree.” I wonder how many schools and districts that use the software have done this? For top students, taking an online course didn’t definitively have a negative effect on a student’s grade point average.

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “Appeals court ruling continues decade-long legal battle between Georgia State University and three publishers over what constitutes ” fair use “ of course materials.” How a College Dropout Plans to Replace the SAT and ACT.” ” The Business of Financial Aid.

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Education Company Report IXL Learning 53

Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

The company, which makes multimedia presentation software, has raised $30.2 ” Via Real Clear Education : “ K–12 Predictive Analytics : Time for Better Dropout Diagnosis.” million total. Testing company Examity has raised $21 million from University Ventures and Inherent Group. partners. .”

Education 40

Education MOOC Company Pearson 40

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Trump’s favorite techie is, of course, Peter Thiel. Following up on ProPublica reporting , “ Florida to Examine Whether Alternative Charter Schools Underreport Dropouts.” .” Via Mashable : “Trump’s favorite techie thinks there should be ‘more open debate’ on global warming.”

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

” “A Conveyor Belt of Dropouts and Debt at For-Profit Colleges ” by Susan Dynarski. Blackboard has acquired Fronteer , a software company that helps make course materials accessible. .” Coding Bootcamps (The Once and Future “For-Profit Higher Ed”). Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40