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Measuring Up–the Key to Meeting State/National Standards

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This is done through its standards-aligned assessment library or teacher-created assessments developed from a bank of over 60,000 standards-specific questions. Data on Measuring Up. For example, the National Dropout Prevention Center conducted a year-long study of the Measuring Up program and its impact on student outcomes.

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Colleges are using big data to track students in an effort to boost graduation rates, but it comes at a cost

The Hechinger Report

Georgia State is one of a growing number of schools that have turned to big data to help them identify students who might be struggling – or soon be struggling – academically so the school can provide support before students drop out. Critics say there are potential downsides to monitoring student data so closely.

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Overdue tuition and fees — as little as $41 — derail hundreds of thousands of California community college students

The Hechinger Report

million students from fall 2019 to fall of 2021, according to state data leaving campuses worried about their future and potential students with fewer of the opportunities offered by higher education. Other times, they’ve paid tuition in full, but owe money for overdue parking, library or housing fees.

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How Can Technology Help Improve Teaching Efficacy in a Classroom?

Kitaboo on EdTech

The effects of mental health are not restricted to the teachers but in turn impact the students they teach, leading to poor academic outcomes, poor student discipline, and higher dropout rates. How can teaching technology help improve effectiveness in the classroom?

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Improving the quality of a higher educational institution

Linways Technologies

Dropout rate : How many students dropped out without completing the course. Retention rate : How many students stayed as opposed to dropouts. It is essential for the regulatory statistics like the NBA and the NAAC to provide faculty research data. Enrollment rate : How many students are actually selected.

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Four Reasons Why Students Don’t Receive the Degrees They’ve Earned

Edsurge

Through Degrees When Due , a project of the Institute for Higher Education Policy, nearly 200 two- and four-year colleges are digging through data and auditing administrative policies to figure out how many such students they’ve lost, and why. Some experts think institutions of higher education—not former students—are partly to blame.

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A charter chain thinks it has the answer for alternative schools

The Hechinger Report

Staff say that they try to be strategic with locations, setting up shop within strip malls and sites that are easy for students to access and that are close to other resources like the public library. The organization also has established partnerships with local businesses and other community groups. Photo: Linh Tat for The Hechinger Report.

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