EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Famous billionaire college dropouts like Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and the late Steve Jobs are prominent examples of successes who never completed undergraduate degrees. Beyond coursework, students swim in a flux of data, buffeted by phone calls, text messages, Facebook updates, Twitter tweets, news crawls, and other sources.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 16, 2020

Data that Drive Solutions. Chronically absent middle schoolers have lower grades and test scores that increase dropout potential. Key stakeholders need to understand intervention expectations and impact, which data can demonstrate. This information provides insight into the reasons (e.g., WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2017

Repayment rates for loans are lower for students who withdraw from college, like Bowie, compared to those who graduate, according to federal data. Students who withdraw are also much more likely to default on their loans; dropouts make up two-thirds of defaults nationwide. million during the economy’s recovery.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

According to data from the Texas Education Agency , the graduating class of 2016 started with 326 ninth-graders, but only graduated 243 students or 74.5 However, problems with completion do not primarily stem from dropouts, which were recorded at 2 percent in 2016. At Reagan a whopping 25.8 It’s the same with kids,” she continues.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Each of us has seen headlines about an online school providing an unaccredited program that looks like a “diploma mill,” or a completely mismanaged school administration that was not prepared for high student mobility or other realities of online learning.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

The district relied on individual schools to call families, while its department of research, assessment and data conducted surveys at individual school sites to find out whether families had an internet connection and computer access. In August 2020, they launched a “Tech Check” survey to collect that data.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2021

Grand challenges facing society, like social mobility, sustainability, equity and the preservation of democracy, grow in complexity and urgency each day. We’ve seen that clearly when it comes to student success — and, ultimately, social and economic mobility.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 17, 2017

I would have been a dropout.”. In particular, he noted, the Say Yes provision to share student data went against the closed-shop mentality of the superintendent’s office. One of the more difficult things for us to give up,” said Keresztes, “was our student data. And I do that with [Stubbe]. high schools?

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2020

The Merit Myth” describes how higher education gives lip service to the promise of social mobility, while remaining ever more segregated by class and race. colleges favor the rich.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 16, 2015

large scale dropouts, superficial learning)? MOOC dropouts are a real issue - at the Open University we''ve known for a long time that students really require a lot of support if they are to succeed. 5) What is your response to the criticism of MOOCs (e.g. I think it is easy to be snobbish about MOOCs.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2016

With the annual data, the Department of Justice can track disparities in black and white students’ enrollment in honors or special education classes. The school district had a 27 percent dropout rate in 2014. Over the summer, the administration worked round the clock to create more classrooms and add mobile buildings.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Each time a door opens, cigarette smoke drifts in from the mobile home his family shares next door. But in this county of fewer than 19,000 residents, just 38 percent of recent high school graduates sought more education, according to the latest available data from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Her cellphone’s data plan — the only way she could access the internet at home — wasn’t up to the task. Greenville schools have some of the highest school dropout rates in the state, and Johnson also viewed staying at home as necessary to defend her children’s chances of living an easier life. “I This story also appeared in HuffPost.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

The data provided allows teachers to group students intentionally for maximized learning opportunities. District learning leaders use findings and data analysis to work with teachers to ensure common achievements throughout the program. That is no easy task; data from our technology platforms is used to make informed decisions.”

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 7, 2020

The survey by Temple University’s Hope Center for College, Community and Justice included student parents at 171 two-year and 56 four-year institutions, many of whom are poor and people of color and are looking for the promise of economic mobility a college education once provided.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

Tuesday, April 22nd at 1pm CoSN - Smart Education Networks by Design , New advances in technology, including mobile devices, are making it possible for students to learn anytime, anywhere and to experience personalized learning. Is your library mobile friendly? Education Revolution Google+ Community The Data Driven Education Trend.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Audrey is a writer for the NPR education technology blog MindShift , for the data section of O’Reilly Radar , and for the Edutopia blog. The Library as Makerspace Preventing STEM Dropouts Is NYC’s General Assembly the University of the Future? Here''s the direct link to our latest podcast: [link].

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2014

Is your library mobile friendly? asks educators/teachers to show how they are using Internet software or sites and mobile apps in innovative and creative ways in their teaching. Thursday, April 24th at 7am Learning Revolution Keynotes , Don''t miss Pat Farenga on "What is the role of the teacher when children learn on their own?"

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Meanwhile on Campus… Via ProPublica : “‘Alternative’ Education: Using Charter Schools to Hide Dropouts and Game the System.” The startup lets parents book activities for kids via a mobile app. ” Via The New York Times : “Universities Face Pressure to Hold the Line on Title IX.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “With Student Interest Soaring, Berkeley Creates New Data-Sciences Division.” How a College Dropout Plans to Replace the SAT and ACT.” ” Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” Edsurge profiles Imbellus : “A Test Worth Teaching To?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Students want to be able to enroll quickly, it found; they want access to financial aid and other services immediately; they want to know if their credits will transfer; they want to be able to access course and school information via their mobile phone. Meanwhile, the state has cleared the company to become a dropout recovery school.

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