Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 24, 2016

Significantly higher dropout rates. For example, one study showed that 65% to 90% of overage children in grade 9 do not persist to graduation. Retention has found to be a stronger predictor of student dropout than socioeconomic status or parental education. Retention is not a policy unknown. Lower life success.

Dropout 0

Dropout Policies Comparison Study 0

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Both adults and kids need to modify their behavior from time to time — for example, when they want to change eating or exercise habits. Our harsh school discipline policies are leading to an increase in repeat offenses, higher student dropout rates and a direct pipeline to the juvenile justice system.”.

Dropout 82

Dropout iPhone Secondary Exercises 82

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 80

Dropout Secondary Course Report 80

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

If her daughter, for example, a Eugene middle schooler, maintains a 3.0 The University of Maine, for example, has had a tuition waiver option since the 1930s. Limiting which Native students get financial assistance is especially significant, given the rising cost of post-secondary degrees.

Groups 93

Groups Accessibility Policies Advocacy 93

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

And it has everything to do with the policies of the states.”. The bad news is we’re not seeing a lot of innovation or discussion around personalized learning,” said Claire Voorhees, national policy director for the Tallahassee, Florida-based Foundation for Excellence in Education, an advocacy group for personalized learning.

Personalized Learning 77

Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 77

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We We [didn’t] want this to be a Band-Aid fix,” said Jordan Mickens, a Leadership for Educational Equity public policy fellow who served as #OaklandUndivided’s project manager until August 2021.

Digital Divide 114

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 114

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2016

By the time they’re 11, researchers observe, these boys feel little motivation to work hard in school, with few examples in their lives of men who went to college, and little hope they can afford what seem to them to be unaffordable fees. In the U.S., When I was in school, girls were at the top of the class.”.

Outcomes 40

Outcomes Report Study Dropout 40