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OPINION: Misguided payment policies that fuel the college-dropout trap

The Hechinger Report

Even unpaid library fines and balances on campus cards can trigger a windfall of consequences that push thousands of students into debt and degree-less purgatory every year. Georgia State says the program has helped 8,000 students since 2011. Image: © Sascha Steinach/DPA via ZUMA Press).

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Students, feeling nickel-and-dimed, force new scrutiny of college fees

The Hechinger Report

Now add fees for student activities, fees for athletics, fees for building maintenance , fees for libraries — even fees for graduation, the bills for which often arrive just as students and their families thought they were finally done paying for their higher educations. Dropout rates have also fallen. Think tuition is high?

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Adapting to the New Classroom

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The district faced challenges with dropouts and reduced graduation rates due to failed classes, school transfers, and absences due to weather and medical issues. The graduation rate rose dramatically, from 81 percent in 2011 to 91 percent in 2017. District leaders began a search for adaptive and blended learning solutions. OverDrive ?

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As enrollment falls and colleges close, a surprising number of new ones are opening

The Hechinger Report

Postsecondary enrollment has been falling since 2011 , with particularly big dips last year and this , according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Thanks to one-on-one counseling like this, the dropout rate is a third lower than at conventional universities and colleges, according to figures provided by the school.

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November 14 - Ed Tech News, Our Weekly Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

ANNOUNCEMENTS The 2011 Global Education Conference has begun! The recordings of recent FutureofEducation.com shows are posted: Mark Surman from Mozilla on the Open Badges project , David Loertscher on Library 2.0 , Gina Bianchini on Mightybell , Tim Wilson on Redirect , Peter Cookson on a Children''s Education Bill of Rights , and more!

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Held back, but not helped

The Hechinger Report

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. Rory Williams stands in the library at George Washington Carver High School. Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like. percent national average.

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Learning Analytics 2018 – An updated perspective

IAD Learning

Depending on how far we want to take our data collection, we could potentially collect library records, e-book consumption patterns, social network information, etc. ” There are three crucial elements involved in this definition. Other systems: provide multiple types of information. Benefits of learning analytics.