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More high school grads than ever are going to college, but 1 in 5 will quit

The Hechinger Report

percentage points since 2011, the federal data show. And at private for-profit colleges and universities, more than 44 percent of students leave before finishing, a figure that is eight-tenths of a percentage points worse than it was in 2011. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. percentage points. Weekly Update.

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The Innovative Educator

Entry Pageviews High school dropout pursues passions, becomes millionaire. May 10, 2010, 39 comments 2471 5 Ways to Build Your Personal Learning Network. Feb 5, 2011, 23 comments 1397 Why Smartboards are a Dumb Initiative May 12, 2010, 68 comments 1081' If you’re inspired, share it with others and/or leave a comment.

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In Utah, personalizing learning by focusing on relationships

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. At the heart of personalized learning is building a positive relationship with every student, every single day.”.

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PROOF POINTS: Plenty of Black college students want to be teachers, but something keeps derailing them late in the process

The Hechinger Report

The small slice of Black teachers has actually shrunk slightly over the past decade from 7 percent in 2011–12 to 6 percent in 2020–21, while Black students make up a much larger 15 percent share of the public school student population. Studies have often found that Black students learn more from same race teachers.

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Celebrating Math Education With A Taste Of Math

MIND Research Institute

Hyundai Motor America’s partnership with MIND Research Institute and JiJi started in 2011 in Fountain Valley when Hyundai provided funding to two elementary schools to adopt MIND’s ST Math program. Driving Innovation Award: Hyundai Motor America.

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Bending to the law of supply and demand, some colleges are dropping their prices

The Hechinger Report

million fewer customers than they did at the last peak, in 2011, according to the National Student Clearinghouse , which tracks this. Utica College, which reduced its tuition in 2016, lowered its dropout rate, President Laura Casamento said. Related: Eligible for financial aid, nearly a million students never get it. Baenninger said.

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These students are finishing high school, but their degrees don’t help them go to college

The Hechinger Report

In practice, this process is more complicated and sometimes relegates capable students into diluted settings, stunting their ability to not only learn in school but also to achieve later in life. Related: How one district solved its special education dropout problem. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning.

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