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. Researchers from the University of San Diego have started a three-year, longitudinal study of the impact of the World of Work program.

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Dropout Meeting Report Survey 109

Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

In the center, students preparing for college seek help filling out FAFSA student aid applications and studying for college entrance exams. And another nonprofit group known as AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) has helped the school create study skills programs to support student retention once they are in college.

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Dropout STEM Data Study 89

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 8, 2018

The inexperience of modern-day faculty with helping students who have non-academic problems stems in part from the evolution of American higher education, said Adrianna Kezar, a professor of higher education at the University of Southern California who studies this. And that‘s what some of them are starting to do.”.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

One study by the Louisiana board of education showed that 40 percent of retained eighth graders did not even make it to a high-school campus after being held back. A 2011-12 survey found an average of 9 percent of students nationwide had repeated at least one grade; in Louisiana, the average was 23 percent.

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Analysis Report Data Policies 124

Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2017

Sixty percent of employers feel that the primary barrier in hiring for entry-level roles resides in the skills gap, according to a survey by PayScale. In the United States alone, jobs website Indeed reports that reduced productivity stemming from open positions accounted for $160 billion of lost revenue in 2014. At almost $1.3

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Dropout iPhone Outcomes Course 104

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

In our community’s next webinar, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center will share the results from Learning at Home: Families’ Educational Media Use in America, a report from a national survey of over 1500 parents of children ages 2-10. Read more about this study here. A Look At Physical And Digital Spaces Conversations Classroom 2.0

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BYOD Libraries Conference Learning 52

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Related, via Salon : “ Silicon Valley ’s $300M donation to STEM educatio n is not what it seems.” Via ProPublica : “ For-Profit Schools Get State Dollars For Dropouts Who Rarely Drop In.” ” Via The Guardian : “Growing social media backlash among young people, survey shows.”

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