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ReUp Education Raises $6 Million Series A to Help College Dropouts Return

Edsurge

ReUp was created by Entangled Group, an education consultancy and startup incubator based in San Francisco. The idea came out of its work with Bellevue University, which enlisted Entangled’s help with figuring out how to re-enroll students who had dropped out. The company is paid each semester the students attend.

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How to help struggling young readers

The Hechinger Report

The repercussions of not learning to read are magnified for poor children: Research shows that low-income children who cannot read at grade level by third grade are six times more likely to become high school dropouts. “In Children do not come wired to learn how to read: It is an acquired skill.

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How does an intelligent learning platform help teachers create a truly personalized learning environment?

Neo LMS

So, how can educational institutions offer a personalized learning environment for students without having to divide them into smaller groups based on their interests and level and get a separate teacher for each group? Read more: How to make competency-based education possible through an intelligent learning platform.

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Seven most effective ways for building relationships with students through social learning

Hapara

It’s essential to make social and emotional learning (SEL) curriculum a priority, teaching your students social skills and how to manage their emotions. To understand how to teach SEL, we can look at social learning theory. A daily greeting shows children or teens in our classroom how to act in a social situation. Learn how 4.

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Opinion: Here’s how to make sure low-income high school graduates don’t put off college indefinitely

The Hechinger Report

Many publicly supported college-access nonprofits (groups like the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation ) deliver college-readiness programs to low-income middle and high school students. These groups would likely be eager to deploy some of their resources to find their former clients and bring them back into their programs.

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8 Tips To Improve Your Online Classes

EdTechTeacher

By now you have probably given a few live online classes and are settling into a routine of what to do and how to do it. Not only is focus and concentration an issue for kids of any age studying from home, but issues with spotty Internet access or lack of a stable Wi-Fii creates dropouts in audio or video.

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Why we should all think about the gamification of education

Neo LMS

There are many reasons behind high dropout rates , but many seem to stream from the same sources. Educators know their students and know how to meet their learning needs. For example, both individual work and group activities need to happen in a classroom. And dropout rates will become a thing of the past. Nor teachers.