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Leadership Ignited

A Principal's Reflections

This year, they have decided to rely instead on what NASSP members have reported as the issues that keep principals up at night, such as Common Core implementation, new teacher evaluation models, and dropout prevention and graduation rates. While attendees are at Ignite 2013, they will get to reclaim that time and make the most of it.

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Dropout Detective Offers Academic ‘Credit Scores’—But Is That a Good Thing?

Edsurge

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.

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How a dropout factory raised its graduation rate from 53 percent to 75 percent in three years

The Hechinger Report

By 2013, Webster managed to graduate just 53 percent of its students, and it was clear to school and district officials that drastic change was in order. The change in the school culture since the Diplomas Now partnership began in 2013 is palpable, marked by rising expectations for students. Sign up for our newsletter.

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Change One Simple Thing to Start Your Journey to Remarkable Teaching

The CoolCatTeacher

” We have a significantly low dropout rate and high on-time graduation rate in Albemarle. Reasons that Keep Kids Coming Back to School. The division also is home to one of the first CoderDojo Academies in a public school division in the country, teaching computer coding and science skills to students.

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School Cellphone Use Contracts Can Reduce Bullying

EdNews Daily

The Washington Post reported (October 8, 2019) that the percentage of third-graders who had their own cellphones had “more than doubled from 19 percent in 2013 to 45 percent in 2017 About 50 percent of fourth-graders and 70 percent of fifth graders went to school with a phone in 2017.” He was one of nine people, globally, to be nominated.

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Are our definitions of ‘college readiness’ too high?

Dangerously Irrelevant

Considering that these data don’t include dropouts, it seems safe to say that no more than one in three American high-school students is capable of hitting the College Board’s benchmark. In these states in 2015, the percentage of students averaging at least 500 on the reading section ranged from 33 percent (in D.C.) via [link].

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The hottest posts that everyone's reading

The Innovative Educator

Entry Pageviews High school dropout pursues passions, becomes millionaire. Jan 23, 2013, 2 comments 2722 Embracing social media use in schools with a toolkit. Jan 24, 2013, 2 comments 2628 The 10 No Nos of Teaching with a Smartboard. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired, share it with others and/or leave a comment.

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