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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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time. City Year Sacramento also created about 50 videos and social media posts to engage students. Reading and math skills are hindered for students who are chronically absent as early as kindergarten.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2016

How might a sociology class analyze human interactions and behaviors on social media?). FUN SAD FACT: According to Avi Yashchin, Senior Offering Manager at IBM Watson: “Sadness [sentiments] in incoming freshman college application essay is the sixth strongest predictor of dropout.” Solution: offer happier prompts?).

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

Offering accelerated combined bachelor’s and master’s degrees also helps keep undergraduates from leaving for graduate study; those who stay provide universities with essential revenue. Related: Colleges’ new solution to enrollment declines: Reducing the number of dropouts. Then Covid decimated them. Now, said Goldstein, U.S.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

Blogs, wikis and social media, on the other hand, are distributed across networks. That’s the only way they’ll be able to study the tools and understand how they’re impacting student outcomes. It’s controlled, top-down, by the institution that bought it; it’s closed to anyone without a login.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Phone calls to parents and messages on social media went largely unanswered. Studies show that students who miss 10 percent or more of school days a year are at risk of not learning to read in the early grades and dropping out in the later grades. The costs of kids missing instruction — even virtual teaching — are high.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2017

“Students who are worried about debt sometimes work more and then reduce their course load,” said Robert Kelchen, a professor of higher education at Seton Hall who studies student debt. But by working instead of studying, they may find it more difficult to graduate on time.”. It definitely held me back.”. It’s hard to cope.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

To those already burdened by the demands of social media and fears about how to succeed in the world, Covid piled on. They have faced restrictions on the free-form socializing that builds acquaintanceships and a sense of belonging. Becky Fein, director of training and engagement for Active Minds.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Find an example of students transforming the world in this post, Kids Transforming the World Through Social Media. We have the opportunity to implement problem/project based learning and teach our students how to use web tools and social media to solve real world problems. Introduce the problem.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Find an example of students transforming the world in this post, Kids Transforming the World Through Social Media. We have the opportunity to implement problem/project based learning and teach our students how to use web tools and social media to solve real world problems. Introduce the problem.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2019

She would like to study zoology and become a veterinarian. Dunakin said this lack of support contributes to the high dropout rate among those who do make it to college. Nayeli Perez, an 18-year-old senior at the Academy at Palumbo, a public magnet high school in central Philadelphia. Photo: Sarah Gonser/The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2022

That adds up to a lot of bad reviews passed down to younger siblings and classmates, who consider family and friends the most trustworthy sources about whether and where to go to college, according to a survey by Vox Global, for the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, that also combed through social media. “If

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

When Cruey still has questions, he will glean information through listening to the constant murmur of student gossip in hallways, tracking social media posts and keeping his ear to the ground at church. “My Overall, there’s been an increase in graduation rates and a decrease in dropouts. I see a growth in our students.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 22, 2020

In July, she gathered input from around 150 students in person and on social media. Students desire more mental health services, they need social connection, all these things beyond pure education, that schools provide … I think the first priority probably has to be keeping students safe.” Credit: Trevon Mitchell.

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MindShift

AUGUST 14, 2018

“What’s the dropout rate in some places? When social studies teacher Todd Heuston stands in front of his students on the first day of class in Anchorage, Alaska, he knows some of them just aren’t interested. Facebook and social media cannot be your only way of finding knowledge.’

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The problem has grown worse as schools and teachers are forced to deal with an increasing number of nontraditional students (minority, impoverished, foster, homeless, autistic) who come from nontraditional homes (single parent, divorce, second or third marriage) and learn in nontraditional ways (via the internet, tablets, social media).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

She''s put together a list of the best artiles on Classroom Management, Reading and Language Arts, STEM, History and Social Studies, and more. Read more about this study here. The NEA shared this article that discusses nation-wide efforts to re-engage high school dropouts. Check out her list here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2014

See graphics for social media and follow the event to join the campaign! Social Media for the Art & Design Classroom. She writes, Can anyone recommend a social media platform that would be suitable to use? We would love to have your partnership in spreading the word about this effort. Learn more here.

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Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

” Via The New York Times , a profile on the Indiana charter chain Excel Schools : “A Chance for Dropouts, Young and Old, to Go Back to School.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The State Department is proposing to ask additional questions of visa applicants regarding their social media usage.”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Via ProPublica : “ For-Profit Schools Get State Dollars For Dropouts Who Rarely Drop In.” Via the AP : “Students who attended for-profit colleges were twice as likely or more to default on their loans than students who attended public schools, according to a federal study published Thursday.” Trillion in 2018.”

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2022

Teenage moms don’t have access to that type of information, and they believe everything they read or hear on social media. So if social media is blowing up with ‘You’re no longer going to be able to get an abortion,’ they’re just going to believe that.”. Credit: Jimena Peck for The Hechinger Report.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

How a College Dropout Plans to Replace the SAT and ACT.” Via Getting Smart : “Extending Social Emotional Learning into the Home.” ” ( The Atlantic and Vox also wrote up this study.). ” George Veletsianos on the “ ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2018.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

Following up on ProPublica reporting , “ Florida to Examine Whether Alternative Charter Schools Underreport Dropouts.” “When Social Media Assignments Increase Risks for Vulnerable Students” by Monica Bulger and Jade E. .” More on AB 165 from the ACLU , which also opposes the proposed law.

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