Dropout Industry STEM Study 
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 12, 2023
Whittenberg, a public elementary school in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, that focuses on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in its curriculum. One week per month, engineers from local industries visit the classrooms and talk to students about their careers. .
The Hechinger Report
MAY 1, 2018
We have STEM careers, we have trades and everything in between,” said Ed Hidalgo, the chief innovation and engagement officer in the district and co-developer of the World of Work initiative. The “meet a pro” activities primarily happen virtually, through Nepris , a platform that connects industry professionals with classrooms.
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The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 6, 2019
James Wiley is a technology analyst with Eduventures, which does consulting work for companies in the predictive analytics industry. The dropout problem got a lot worse in the 1990s when more people started attending college. Renick came to Georgia State as a religious studies professor in the 1980s. It wasn’t always this way.
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.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 24, 2023
Purvis is in her first year of study for an associate degree in nursing at Everett Community College. Students fresh out of high school had an easier time remembering chemistry and math, Purvis said, but she hadn’t studied those subjects for 10 years. “We Math has revolutionized every industry.” This is bigger than I-BEST.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 21, 2015
It is difficult for the 1,200-student district to offer STEM, foreign language or Advanced Placement courses year-round. created the Center for Advanced Professional Studies, a facility that resembles a modern professional setting more than a school building. Piedmont City School District is a remote, rural part of northeast Alabama.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 12, 2023
They only back companies led by college dropouts and people who never studied in higher ed. And it turns out 11 of them have gone on to start companies now valued at more than a billion dollars, making them what are called unicorns in the industry. They founded a venture capital firm called the 1517 Fund.
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