The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2017

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.

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Dropout Secondary Data Report 80

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2017

In doing so, he joined more than 108,000 other students who withdrew from Georgia’s public colleges and universities between 2013 and 2015 with thousands of dollars in federal student debt but no degree. Students who withdraw are also much more likely to default on their loans; dropouts make up two-thirds of defaults nationwide.

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Dropout Study Report System 93

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2018

Vermont’s experiment in experiential learning goes back a number of years, but it took off in 2013, when the legislature passed a law that lets students meet state graduation standards through work-based experiences. Among Act 77’s aims: to reduce high school dropout rates, particularly among low-income students. (In

Report 106

Report Personalized Learning Dropout Course 106

The Principal of Change

MARCH 19, 2017

This is one of my favourite quotes from a college dropout who felt a post-secondary education was no longer relevant to what he needed to be successful in our world today: “Wanting” is not good enough on it’s own; the impact of our actions are how progress is always measured.

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Dropout Secondary Groups Education 43

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2019

When he moved from principal of the high school to superintendent in 2013, he initiated a conversation about priorities with school board members, educators and the community. 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 Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2018

In New Orleans, the large number of dropouts who lack HiSET credentials drives the astronomically high count of so-called “opportunity youth.” Across Louisiana, students who fail to complete school can take the High School Equivalency Test, or HiSET, which has replaced the General Equivalency Diploma (GED) in more than 20 states.

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Dropout Policies Report System 69

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Michael McLaughlin and his mother, Michelle, at Michael’s 2013 graduation. Even students with cognitive delays may be able to attend modified post-secondary programs if given adequate preparation and encouragement in school. He graduated in 2013. Photo courtesy Michelle McLaughlin.

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Education Strategy Report Training 111