The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2020

Over the past 20 years, she has helped lead the CHSM team to state and national honors including a Crystal Star Award for Dropout Prevention Schools, Civic Advocacy Award, Promising Practice Award, and being named a National School of Character. Dr. Custer is a leader in character education and civic advocacy.

Advocacy 488

Advocacy Dropout Secondary Course 488

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2022

Sent from one office to another, he was close to giving up — until he found himself referred to someone whose title was “retention specialist.”. “I Another reason it’s in public universities’ self-interest to deal with dropouts now: State budget allocations are increasingly tied to how many students graduate. Dickinson stayed.

Dropout 124

Dropout Report Advocacy Accessibility 124

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

” We have a significantly low dropout rate and high on-time graduation rate in Albemarle. Dr. Moran has appeared on the cover of Education Week’s Digital Directions magazine as a “National Mover and Shaker” for her advocacy of a curricular digital integration model, which will be featured in an upcoming profile by Edutopia.

Dropout 333

Dropout Twitter Company Maker Movement 333

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

A report published Thursday by the Student Borrower Protection Center , a nonprofit advocacy group focused on student debt, attempts to quantify the scope of this problem. Schools can refer students to state tax collectors to have their tax refund garnished or send them to debt collection companies, which often charge high fees.

Dropout 121

Dropout Policies Data Report 121

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Suspensions can also contribute to new problems, such as lower academic performance and higher dropout rates. The law defines excessive absences as missing 10 percent of school days or more, a level more widely referred to as chronic absenteeism. Strategies for combating absenteeism can vary within a single school system.

Dropout 106

Dropout Analysis Policies Report 106

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Students who are 12 and older may still get referred to truancy court, and parents found to have contributed to nonattendance can face fines and charges. The district has referred 22 truancy cases to court this school year, a number LaCoste-Caputo says is significantly down from the 65 referrals during the fall semester last year.

Policies 144

Policies Schoology Elementary Report 144

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Parents and advocates say many special education students are steered toward what one parent referred to as the “five Fs”: food, folding, flowers, filing and filth, referring to cleaning and janitorial services. Frequently, transition plans demonstrate low expectations.

Outcomes 98

Outcomes Education Report Survey 98