EdNews Daily

MAY 29, 2017

If we can’t effectively support our educators then expecting them to reverse the concerning trends of high school dropouts (more than ¼ fail to graduate H.S.), Dr. Jared Scherz is a clinical psychologist, the author of five books on schools and the founder of TeacherCoach.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 10, 2020

Not only is focus and concentration an issue for kids of any age studying from home, but issues with spotty Internet access or lack of a stable Wi-Fii creates dropouts in audio or video. If that is not possible, find a background with something simple like a desk, some books, a plant or a picture frame.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Meanwhile, the overall dropout rate at regional voc-techs is 0.5 percent statewide dropout rate, according to 2020-21 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education data, and special needs students fare particularly well at voc-tech schools. Chris Sinacola is a former newspaper editor and the author of five books.

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EdNews Daily

JULY 30, 2019

In 2014, Schargel was nominated for the Brock International Prize in Education for “demonstrating clear evidence of success in dropout prevention and for retaining students in alternative education environments. In addition, Schargel is an internationally recognized speaker, trainer and author of thirteen best-selling books.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

” We have a significantly low dropout rate and high on-time graduation rate in Albemarle. I’ll shelve books. Reasons that Keep Kids Coming Back to School. Pam: Vicki, always a delight. And as I said, I can’t just hang it up. I’ve said, “Hey, I’ll come volunteer. I’ll come in and read with kids. I’ll do science with you.

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EdNews Daily

JULY 2, 2016

I grew up in my parent’s motel and attended local urban public schools, which had a dropout rate of 40 percent. Please tell me about the motivation behind your first SAT prep book. McGraw-Hill noticed was I was doing and offered me a book deal. How did the idea to propose your book and courses to the Sharks arise?

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 24, 2016

In his highly-acclaimed book, Visible Learning: A Synthesis of Over 800 Meta-Analyses Relating to Achievement , he highlighted 138 different factors that can influence student learning success. Significantly higher dropout rates. Grade-level retention was one of only five factors that negatively impacts student achievement.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2018

I’ve spent 16 years serving on and chairing the board of the National Dropout Prevention Center (NDPC) and 25 years leading companies that serve schools and students of all kinds. I’ll never be back in a place like this again, because I’m closer to being ready for a job as a border patrol officer.”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

British author and speaker Sir Ken Robinson is known for several accomplishments, from his books to his professorships to his TED talks. But in 2006, he gained recognition for something that no other TED speaker in history has done.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2016

Statistically, almost half of school dropouts do so because they don’t see the relevance. Teachers have long-known the positive effect industry experts have on students, but the complications of finding the speaker, arranging the event, and preparing the class have made this a daunting task.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2018

I’m working currently on a book about why people choose college. Many of the students I’ve listened to were, at one time or another, college dropouts. Grawe writes in his new book, “Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education ,” in less than 10 years there will be far fewer first-time students for colleges to recruit.

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Dropout Policies Report Study 112

Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2023

And back in 1998 he had even co-written a book complaining about how, in his view, multiculturalism was leading to group-think, and how he wanted to “reverse the tragic disintegration of American universities and restore true academic excellence.” They only back companies led by college dropouts and people who never studied in higher ed.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2018

After all, the plummeting number of prospects makes it much harder to replace dropouts than it was when there was a seemingly bottomless supply of freshmen. This aggressive response has helped lower the dropout rate at the Texarkana campus back to 44 percent, according to still-unreleased figures, the university says.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2018

That’s the driving theme in the newest book from Dan Pink, the speechwriter, TV producer and acclaimed author of bestsellers “Drive” and “To Sell is Human.” His latest book, “ When ,” draws on research from psychology, biology and economics to explore how timing impacts every aspect of our lives—including of course, how we teach and learn.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2023

And the Navy said, rightly, every time we put a ship out to sea, all of those sailors are suddenly college dropouts. We were very much influenced by the book “Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence.” They don't go to class the next day. AI hallucinations aside, we're losing that race pretty quickly.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2017

And somehow during her whirl-wind tours, she keeps writing more best-selling books. Her “Hard Conversations” books have helped hundreds of thousands, if not millions, in education, between the administrators, teachers, and students who have benefited from her guidance. I love meeting people in the education biz.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2013

Join me Wednesday, April 17th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com conversation with Elliot Washor and Charles Mojkowski on their new book, Leaving to Learn : How Out-of-School Learning Increases Student Engagement and Reduces Dropout Rates. From the book''s description :) "It''s an alarming fact: in the U.S.,

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edWeb.net

MAY 4, 2022

In Fayette County Public Schools, there are family engagement coordinators in every school, and those coordinators played a similar role in providing laptops, hot spots, books, and food during the pandemic. In addition, the students receive similar books to read on their own.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

That behavior seems to be headed for the history books. A high school dropout cannot tap on an app and get the help they need if it involves more than one organization. In the “old days”—ten years ago—those of us in the boomer generation would expect young people to suck it up and eventually do things the “old way.” It's not working."

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In an English Language Arts class, this might mean reading a book and feeling a connection to a character through a shared experience. Whiddon Rogers serves as a bridge program to decrease the dropout rate through credit recovery and diploma acquisition.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

In keeping with that mindset, some education leaders refer to lost students as “stopouts” rather than “dropouts.” The best-intentioned policies just get stuck on the books,” Ajinkya says. What have we learned that can make a difference for the next folks coming through?” Really what we’re looking at is systemic problems.

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Policies Dropout Analysis Course 138

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

You’ve probably heard the stories about the millions of dropouts who are saddled with debt. CUNY kicks in additional funds to cover their fees and gives them a stipend to pay for books. Meanwhile, many more low-income students attended lower-tier colleges and didn’t enter the middle class afterward.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Grawe’s forecasts for the number of students at two-year community colleges and four-year institutions are published in his book, Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education , with updates on his website. Public colleges may have trouble convincing state legislatures to fund them amid declining enrollments.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Related: How one district solved its special education dropout problem. How one district solved its special education dropout problem. She can read the same books as her peers ― even if they’re in a modified format. It would not work for Matthew, Comeaux suspected. . • That has to be worth something. “It

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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.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2018

Cousins says she is “not a book person.” They’ll be in and out, so they’ll increase the dropout rate. This story about high school dropouts was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Instead, school was coming to her.

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Dropout Blended Learning Course Report 101

Linways Technologies

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Dropout rate : How many students dropped out without completing the course. Retention rate : How many students stayed as opposed to dropouts. This ratio includes infrastructure expenses, maintenance, administrative salaries, books and teaching resources, etc. Enrollment rate : How many students are actually selected.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The book includes a chapter Hartlep helped write, which shows that work college students, on average, graduate with less debt than those at private and public four-year universities. Higher Education.” Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter.

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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. However, problems with completion do not primarily stem from dropouts, which were recorded at 2 percent in 2016.

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The Electric Educator

APRIL 20, 2011

Researchers have failed again and again to show that students using computers in classrooms will improve test scores, lift graduation rates, and reduce dropouts. Nicholas Carr Nicholas Carr is not an educator, but has written several books regarding the impact technology is having on society. Spencer Recently John T.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2016

Jones, senior vice provost for undergraduate studies at Temple University, and Paul Tough, author of the upcoming book, “Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why,” presented some promising solutions this month during a session at the Education Writers Association’s National Seminar at Boston University.

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Dropout Trends Data Study 68

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2019

Anthony Abraham Jack is the author of the new book, “The Privileged Poor,’’ which looks at ways elite institutions can do a better job with scholarship students. Jack’s book is based on deep research at a so-called “Renowned University,” where he conducted interviews with more than 100 scholarship students. (He

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Policies Report Accessibility Analysis 106

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2018

The chapter of his book devoted to gun violence and gun control is particularly compelling. Pointing to the decline in the county’s dropout rate, Duncan proclaims: “It’s a model that works, and it’s been replicated across Georgia and has also been the subject of a Harvard Business School study.” (A

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2020

ussell Rumberger, author of “Dropping Out: Why Students Drop Out of High School and What Can Be Done About It” and director of the California Dropout Research Project, has studied alternative schools. There’s nothing to say they read fewer books or cover less content. And all instruction is delivered one-on-one or in small groups.

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Dropout Blended Learning Course Report 98

edWeb.net

JULY 23, 2021

He spends much of his time providing leadership and guidance to the National Dropout Prevention Center and the Career and Technical Education Technical Assistance Center, which are part of the Successful Practices Network.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

She blamed the high dropout rates on the fact that many students have to juggle school with full- and part-time jobs, leaving little time for academics. Latinx “are more likely to trust peers than institutional folks, because we historically haven’t been involved or engaged [in these institutions].”.

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Dropout Laptops Study Report 111

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The pandemic era’s wide-scale disruption also makes it a good time to consider changing long-held educational practices, said Robert Talbert, a math professor at Grand Valley State University in Michigan who is co-writing a book about new ways of assessing students and has tried some in his own classes.

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