Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

And so that's definitely happened with us. Mary Jo Madda ( @MJMadda ) is Senior Editor at EdSurge, as well as a former STEM middle school teacher and administrator. That was, you don't have to worry about it growing. It's going to grow on its own. We never really ever thought we would get to that.

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Dropout Chromebook Personalized Learning Flipped Classroom 116

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

“The problems tends to arise when kids go to school because the deeper they get in, the more they start to lose interest,” Robinson said, pointing to the United States’ large student dropout percentage as evidence that school—as a system—is failing students. In 2016, Mary Jo was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in education.

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Learning Dropout Industry STEM 164

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

A study found an 18-percent difference between dropout rates for low-income students with high arts participation (4 percent drop out) and those with less arts involvement (22 percent). Yet, funding for the arts currently shows no sign of rebounding from cutbacks stemming from George W.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

Among the many other problems dragging down Puerto Rico’s stagnant economy, made worse by hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, is a huge high school dropout rate and, among those students who do manage to graduate, a comparatively low trajectory to college — especially college on the mainland — and a high dropout rate there, too.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

First, it’s worth noting that talking about the middle class can be tricky because there’s no universal definition. By Pew’s measure, roughly equal shares of Americans have been moving from middle to upper income status as have been falling into the lower income tier, but using a narrower definition of middle class paints a grimmer picture.

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Policies Report Trends Mobility 109

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2022

The university is known for its Meyerhoff Scholars Program , designed to prepare students from underrepresented backgrounds for STEM careers. That’s definitely the risk,” he said.

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Education Course Report Policies 129

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2019

He’s promised to add ACT prep, more Advanced Placement courses, and maybe even a STEM program. The students are definitely trying to do the best that they can. McKneely said he’s also bringing in a better curriculum that’s more aligned to the state tests.

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