The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2023

He has an office, access to professional training and government-provided health insurance. Fewer than half of adjuncts say they’ve received the training they need to help students in crisis, the AFT survey found. He makes the equivalent of about $7,000 per course, per term. Fifty-seven percent get no medical benefits.

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Dropout Report Survey Study 144

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

As we consider how to support students, we need to prioritize making sure they have enough to eat and a safe place to sleep along with providing high-quality instruction and internet access. We know from exhaustive research that hunger seriously impairs learning outcomes and that financial insecurity drives dropout rates.

Dropout 136

Dropout Survey Accessibility Report 136

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2018

In other words, for every dollar we invest in high-quality pre-K, dropout rates decline. If we try to “close the achievement gap” by giving every child the same access to resources, the same teachers—we will not be equitable. If we’re treating everyone as “equals,” we give them all access to good teachers.

Education 167

Education Learning Dropout Blended Learning 167

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

A high school dropout cannot tap on an app and get the help they need if it involves more than one organization. When a Millennial or Gen Z-er accesses a new consumer app, it is as simple as opening the morning newspaper is for their parents or grandparents.

Social Media 141

Social Media Dropout Training Smartphone 141

The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2021

The dean’s list student ended up a college dropout, a gay 20-something cut off from his parents after coming out, and working at a UPS Store in a job he described as “retail drudgery” while running up credit card debt and stringing out his college loans. While being paid to train is hardly a new idea, it can solve a lot of problems.

Company 141

Company Training Industry Dropout 141

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Although everyone wants magic solutions that can transform high-school dropouts into Google engineers in six months, this rarely happens. Employers need to be willing to invest in this talent after they hire them—and to recognize that the companies might need to change the way they train managers and onboard teams.

Adobe 126

Adobe Dropout Company Training 126

The Hechinger Report

MAY 29, 2020

Now, just as happened in the last recession, it is likely to take them even longer and cost more, while — after years of hard-won progress — dropout rates rise and graduation rates fall. In-person events like this have proven to reduce dropout rates for first-year students, but some may be canceled this year because of the pandemic.

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Dropout Report Policies Study 132

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In 2020, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the high school dropout rate was 5.3% “Through digital materials that are affordable, accessible, and effective, we can work towards a learning environment that leads to better outcomes for all,” Michael Ryan, President of Higher Education at McGraw Hill.

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Dropout Course Assessment Secondary 115

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Vocational-technical high schools — or “voc-techs” as they are known — combine academic classes with on-the-job technical training. Meanwhile, the overall dropout rate at regional voc-techs is 0.5 Voc-tech students graduate with industry-recognized credentials and the ability to pursue college if they choose.

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Dropout Industry Secondary Elementary 114

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2018

The push to reach these dropouts by Mississippi and other states, including Indiana and Tennessee, reflects a growing recognition that there just aren’t enough students coming out of U.S. Go Back” campaign in Indiana, among the several states trying to get college dropouts to finish their college educations.

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Dropout Libraries Report Secondary 89

EdNews Daily

AUGUST 29, 2016

The “Teach Boldly” teacher support initiative will include a series of virtual and community training events and the launch of the new PBS Teachers’ Lounge, a creative digital space where teachers can share ideas, learn from peers, find daily inspiration and access the tools and resources they need to enhance their work in the classroom.

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Report Dropout Education Learning 124

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2023

The pandemic disrupted the “when I grow up” dreams of too many students, leaving fewer prepared for education and training after high school. Pathways are a way of connecting the dots among K-12, higher education and career training in a smooth continuum, rather than treating them as three separate systems. We can do better.

Education 127

Education Training Industry Accessibility 127

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Meanwhile, interventions aimed at teenagers, such as dropout prevention programs , often disappoint. Lavy modeled it after an on-the-job teacher training program. There is considerable research on the benefits of intervening early when a child is falling behind at school.

Dropout 132

Dropout Study Groups Report 132

edWeb.net

MAY 4, 2022

School leaders receive training in developing partnerships and ensuring that they are linked to learning and wellness. It is also working with local businesses to obtain services and technical training opportunities for students. Expanding Family and Community Engagement Programs. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast.

Education 98

Education Dropout Social Media Laptops 98

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

The only way I know that this can be changed is when there’s access to higher education.”. The only way I know that this can be changed is when there’s access to higher education.”. It impedes access to institutions they might be qualified for, because it’s not being accepted.”. How is it going to be accessible?

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2024

Bilingual education’s impact With 1 in every 10 students experiencing a lack of English proficiency, millions are at risk for struggles with reading and writing comprehension, reduced academic achievement, and less rigorous tracks of study, which lead to increased dropout rates, and lowered educational attainment and human capital.

EdTech 128

EdTech Education Policies Assessment 128

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2022

She said schools could have invested in staff training, hired more counselors and generally shifted toward a more trauma-informed, restorative approach to serving students. Before the pandemic, she trained educators working with children who live in violent communities. Credit: Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report.

Personalized Learning 141

Personalized Learning Learning Data Report 141

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Colleges are also working to reduce their numbers of dropouts on the principle that it’s cheaper to provide the kind of support required to keep tuition-paying students than to recruit more. And for all of the work it’s done to reduce the number of dropouts, the higher education industry has so far barely moved the needle.

Dropout 92

Dropout Training Industry Kaplan 92

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 28, 2022

Meanwhile, the community colleges have been offering training that’s comparatively cheap or free, faster paced than typical credential programs and at places and times convenient for people who have families and jobs. Related: Colleges’ new solution to enrollment declines: Reducing the number of dropouts. People want that.”.

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How To Report Training Comparison 128

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 8, 2018

New faculty at Dickinson College attend a training session about how to help students who might be foundering. Riccio fell back on training Dickinson gives faculty, who are expected to contact the college’s “early-alert” team of advisors when they spot a student who appears to be struggling. CARLISLE, Penn. Like a lightning bolt.”.

Training 94

Training Report Dropout System 94

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Helping community college students, many of whom are trained to be frontline pandemic fighters, continue their educations is a great investment for America,” Oakley said. “We Such a program benefits colleges as well, by helping them boost enrollment and, ultimately, bring in more money from the former dropouts. “It

Dropout 125

Dropout Policies Data Report 125

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Much of the pre-pandemic research into online higher education concluded that students in online programs did worse than students in in-person courses, with lower grades, higher dropout rates and poorer performance in subsequent classes. Related: A handful of colleges are finally providing training in a way consumers want it: fast.

Education 100

Education Survey Learning Dropout 100

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Suspensions can also contribute to new problems, such as lower academic performance and higher dropout rates. We’ve been training them now for five weeks,” she said at the time. Each time, he slipped behind in his classes without access to his teachers. They need to be where they’re supposed to be.”.

Dropout 111

Dropout Analysis Policies Report 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Only one in four students with learning disabilities disclose their disabilities to their colleges, leaving them without access to critical accommodations and putting them at greater risk of leaving school without a degree. Related: How one district solved the special education dropout problem. So why does this happen?

Advocacy 75

Advocacy Dropout Policies Training 75

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. RELATED: Racial segregation is one reason some families have internet access and others don’t, new research finds. We need to change that.”. “We We can’t afford not to.”. The homework gap isn’t new.

Digital Divide 126

Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 126

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2022

As for graduation rates that weren’t increasing, and dropout rates that didn’t decline, she said, “you have to ask why.”. A university analysis shows that this approach has sharply reduced dropout rates. Tuminez paused. “So So that’s what I mean by accountability.”. It was a different culture.”.

Case Study 119

Case Study Study Dropout Education 119

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2021

For example, through its College MAP program (mentoring for college access and persistence), the big four accounting firm EY has sent hundreds of its first-generation-college-grad employees to low-income high schools in 38 cities to share their stories of success and offer information and guidance. We, too, can reorient our programs.

How To 126

How To Groups Report Accessibility 126

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Then, he and half his team got Covid, forcing him to isolate in the basement of his girlfriend’s parents’ home nearby, disrupting his academics and prized time training with teammates. “I Becky Fein, director of training and engagement for Active Minds. I have been struggling to keep mentally strong.”.

Training 134

Training Meeting Report Policies 134

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

But the incoming Queens College junior has been trained by the nonprofit College Access: Research and Action (CARA) to help guide students like Tasnia through the transition to college. Ruth Camacho, left, attends a College Bridge training session. Camacho isn’t a professional counselor. Photo: Sarah Gonser/The Hechinger Report.

Training 106

Training Report Accessibility Study 106

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2020

As school presidents agonize over how to reopen their campuses, student affairs and enrollment management leaders are working feverishly to make their services accessible to all students, wherever they are. Given the breadth and severity of the issues at play, institutions must double down on their mental health efforts.

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Survey Report Accessibility Trends 125

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

As manufacturing jobs are replaced by skilled-service positions, Latinx who lack training beyond high school will be increasingly stuck in low-wage and unstable jobs; the resulting lack of skilled workers could depress annual U.S. Ortiz knew she had Pell Grant aid coming in, but didn’t know how to access it. They were sisters. “I

Dropout 111

Dropout Laptops Study Report 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2018

We want our kids to win, but if summer is their off-season, then we’ve already kept some kids from training. ” High school dropout rates, workplace readiness, and inter-generational trends reflect a vicious cycle. It’s increasingly clear which group always finds itself on the losing team.

Dropout 66

Dropout Learning Tablets Trends 66

The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2019

One day, a friend forwarded an email about Resilient Coders, a boot camp that trains people of color for web development and software engineering jobs. Rouguiatou Diallo and Stephanie Castaños of Resilient Coders, a boot camp that trains people of color for web development and software engineering jobs. A ‘1-percent market’.

Company 112

Company Survey Report Training 112

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2019

Many are taking steps to diversify their faculty and staff and training them in “cultural competency.”. College dropouts cost Minnesota millions of dollars in wasted subsidies and lost revenue each year. Related: More Hispanics going to college: The bad news? They are still behind . Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report.

Dropout 86

Dropout Secondary Course Report 86

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Over the past four years, participation in I-BEST (Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training), one of the programs that helped Blanco, has increased by about 50 percent, with more than 3,200 students now enrolled. Having access to a social network of other people who have dealt with similar experiences is very beneficial.”.

Learning 90

Learning Handbook Training Report 90

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2018

District officials theorized that students’ disillusionment with the curriculum contributed to Vista High’s 10 percent dropout rate. But communicating with each other about where to focus is just the first step, according to Craig Gastauer, the former science teacher who’s now in charge of training Vista’s teachers in personalized learning.

Personalized Learning 94

Personalized Learning Chromebook Learning Groups 94

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Related: How one district solved the special education dropout problem. We are undertaking this effort not only to provide a pipeline of neurodiverse college interns and graduates, but also to educate and train others about the learning and living variables often seen in neurodiverse people. Sign up here for our newsletter.

Dropout 62

Dropout Company Examples Trends 62