Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

In 2012, a book titled, “Saving the School: The True Story of a Principal, a Teacher, a Coach, a Bunch of Kids and a Year in the Crosshairs of Education Reform,” was written about her efforts. Yet Garza’s career didn’t end in 2012, and six years later, the school is still working towards its happy-ending.

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Dropout STEM Data Study 109

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2018

At the time, a third of Louisiana’s adults were high school dropouts. But the state has seen marked improvement: In 2012 , the percent of adults in Louisiana with at least an associate’s degree had doubled, to almost 30 percent. Officials also believe the scholarship has helped stem a brain drain from the state.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

A study found an 18-percent difference between dropout rates for low-income students with high arts participation (4 percent drop out) and those with less arts involvement (22 percent). A 2012 National Endowment for the Arts report underscores the benefits of exposure to the arts.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 20, 2019

High school dropouts are much more likely to be unemployed and earn thousands of dollars less per year than people with higher levels of education. In 2012, 57 percent of ”minority” students (almost all African American) graduated from Avoyelles Parish high schools, lower than the percentage of adults with a diploma.

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Elementary Report Dropout Training 83

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The school has struggled to stem sliding enrollment and to address poor safety ratings by parents and test scores that were among the worst in the city. In 2012, city officials became convinced that the school could not improve and began the process of shutting it down. No children from those luxury condos have enrolled in P.S. 67.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

For an absurd example, if dropouts tended to take classes on Thursdays in their first semester at college, but students who completed their degrees didn’t, then you might worry about current students who are currently taking classes on Thursdays. The dropout problem got a lot worse in the 1990s when more people started attending college.

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Data Dropout Company Report 110

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Around the country, the number of kids in foster care increased by about 10 percent from 2012 to 2016. Overall, there’s been an increase in graduation rates and a decrease in dropouts. And he hopes they stay in the area and help revitalize it, stemming the tide of transience and instability. I see a growth in our students.

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