Edsurge
MAY 11, 2017
That’s why it might come as surprise to hear AspirEDU , an educational analytics company, pitch their Dropout Detective software as an “academic credit score” for students. Whereas credit scores are designed to prevent risky buyers from getting approved on loans, Dropout Detective is meant to improve student success and lower dropout rates.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 28, 2023
There are now two decades of research saying that having more exposure to part-time faculty who lack the most support leads to more dropouts, lower graduation rates, lower GPAs and difficulty finding a major.” Canadian adjuncts were almost three times less likely to be concerned about low salaries, and 87 percent of them get benefits.
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The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 19, 2020
Dropout rates are high at Swiss universities, where less-prepared students are typically weeded out during the first year, so women probably wouldn’t be dropping out of an introductory economics class in such high numbers here in the United States. In the end, 9 percent of the men dropped the course.
Dangerously Irrelevant
MARCH 24, 2016
Significantly higher dropout rates. Retention has found to be a stronger predictor of student dropout than socioeconomic status or parental education. Quick aside: if Iowans want to reclaim our place at the top of the state education rankings , shouldn’t we be adopting practices of the states that do better, not worse, than us?
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 13, 2017
At a time when little to no work exists for a high school dropout to support a family, the community, as a result, falls deeper into despair. At a time when little to no work exists for a high school dropout to support a family, the community, as a result, falls deeper into despair. Take Noe Castro’s story. So where do we go from here?
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 26, 2020
In comparison, the drop in new students was only about half as much at public and nonprofit four-year institutions, which tend to serve higher income students. But the fall data show that white students are now matching these same high dropout rates. The number of new students is down 23 percent.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 15, 2023
Instead of testing remedial versus college algebra, which would be a direct test of remedial education, the study compared remedial algebra to college statistics, a sort of apples to oranges comparison. Going straight to college courses helped more students earn college credits in English but that didn’t help them get through college.
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