The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2019

With people of color expected to make up a quarter of the state’s population by 2035, these gaps represent an economic threat to Minnesota; unless more residents get to and through college, there won’t be enough qualified workers to fill the jobs that require a post-secondary degree or certificate. “[O]ur Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report.

Dropout 91

Dropout Secondary Course Report 91

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2019

In 2011, Jim Shank, the superintendent then, spearheaded a one-to-one iPod program, seeing the promise of technology as a means of giving students targeted academic support. The New England Secondary Schools Consortium has been collecting commitments from the region’s colleges to ward off these worries.

Personalized Learning 111

Personalized Learning Learning Competency Based Learning Secondary 111

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 11, 2011

Date : Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am GMT (next day-- international times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Elluminate. psid=2011-04-27.1619.M.9E9FE58134BE68C3B413F24B3586CF.vcr&sid=2008350 This webinar is sponsored and coordinated by TIE Colorado. Log in at [link].

Industry 50

Industry Dropout Policies System 50

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

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. That seems to match overall results from the National Survey of Children’s Health, which includes a question for each household asking how many students ages 6 through 17 have ever been retained.

Analysis 138

Analysis Report Data Policies 138

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

A 2011 federal study that followed students for several years after high school graduation found that special education students are less likely to go to and complete college and, if they joined the workforce, earned nearly $4 an hour less than former general education students.

Study 96

Study Advocacy Report Groups 96

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2017

By 2025, more than 60 percent of Georgia jobs will require some kind of post-secondary education, and now only 45 percent of the state’s young adults meet that criterion. Students who withdraw are also much more likely to default on their loans; dropouts make up two-thirds of defaults nationwide. In 2016 it was 79 percent.

Dropout 97

Dropout Study Report System 97