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3 Ways Big Data Can Soften the Campus Dropout Crisis

EdNews Daily

And like any major problem, this mass exodus of dropouts must be addressed sooner rather than later through innovative interventions. The “soft” predictors, those subtle hints that are precursors to student dropout. Evaluate social signals. Sweeping the issue under the rug makes no sense; hitting it head-on with technology does.

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

Edsurge

ReUp communicates with students through phone, email, text messaging and social media. The company works with universities to identify students who have dropped out, communicating on average about 50 times with a student before he or she re-enrolls. The company is paid each semester the students attend.

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10 tips for students to keep in mind when using social media

The Innovative Educator

I was excited to be asked to share ideas about effective social media use for young people with Student Voice. Student Voice is a student-run and non-partisan, not-for-profit organization focusing on issues such as dropout rates, student achievement, and workforce readiness. I want more »'

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Canada treats its adjunct professors better than the U.S. does – and it pays off for students 

The Hechinger Report

That information is based on a survey distributed to adjuncts who are AFT members and, through social media, to adjuncts who are not members of the union; 1,043 responded. More than three-quarters are guaranteed employment for only one term or semester at a time. The AFT represents 85,000 adjuncts who have unionized. “If

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These Youth Are Transforming the Trauma of Poverty With Raw, Original Storytelling

Edsurge

If a child is not reading proficiently and on grade level by the end of third grade, his chances of becoming a high school dropout increase. are black males who are high school dropouts and over 80 percent of the incarcerated population is high school dropouts.

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Leadership Ignited

A Principal's Reflections

This year, they have decided to rely instead on what NASSP members have reported as the issues that keep principals up at night, such as Common Core implementation, new teacher evaluation models, and dropout prevention and graduation rates. Feature chat sessions combined with some basic social media training.

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Most Popular EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2019

Edsurge

High School Dropout. The title of Anthony Johnson’s book explains why he’s an unlikely educator: it’s called “High School Dropout to Teacher of the Year.” Teachers face the challenge of teaching students to navigate the relentless flow of information they comb through social media and websites and YouTube and.

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