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3 critical areas necessary to boost student motivation

eSchool News

The lack of motivation has contributed to lower academic performance and increased dropout rates. Recent data shows student engagement and connection are at an all-time low. ” This press release originally appeared online.

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HE Challenges: Fast changing digital teaching methods

Neo LMS

Generally, universities are doing very well financially, so they don’t feel from the data that their world is going to collapse. There is evidence that universities have a slow-changing culture , when compared to for instance high- or secondary-schools. Read more: Will AI replace teachers?

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How one district solved its special education dropout problem

The Hechinger Report

The district’s class of 2010 had a 73 percent graduation rate for students in special education and a 13 percent dropout rate — double the dropout rate for the student body overall. The high dropout rate for students with disabilities is a pressing national problem. Covina-Valley has seen its efforts pay off.

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A decade of data in one state shows an unexpected result when colleges drop remedial courses

The Hechinger Report

Florence Xiaotao Ran, an assistant professor at the University of Delaware and the lead researcher on the Tennessee study, explained to me that the dropouts appear to be different types of students than the ones earning more credits. Data from other states shows a similar pattern. It’s not their fault,” said Ran.

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How Childhood Experiences Contribute to the Education-Health Link

Digital Promise

But these data document the relationship when it is too late: Adults don’t drop out of school, children do. Childhood traumatic stress from violence , abuse , corporal punishment and neglect contribute to educational outcomes such as excessive absenteeism, school dropout and school performance. Older students are also at risk.

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

The Hechinger Report

With school budgets already limited by a conservative-led state legislature that critics say chronically underfunds public education , the district turned to Diplomas Now, an education nonprofit whose aim is to increase graduation rates using a data-driven system of early intervention. The results have been impressive.

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PBIS in High Schools

Minga

PBIS offers a proven framework to transform school climate by setting clear expectations, recognizing positive behaviors, and using data-driven strategies. The core principlesencouraging positive behavior, improving school climate, and using data to guide decisionsstay the same across all grades.