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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. Special education teachers joined meetings with general education teachers. Covina-Valley has seen its efforts pay off.

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Building a Successful Certification Program at Your Institution

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Certification helps to build a skilled workforce that meets the needs of local employers and government tech initiatives. Increased post-secondary enrollment: 84% vs 82% Reduced dropout rates: 0.2% vs 2.78 (4.0 scale) Higher graduation rates for certified high school students: 97.5% vs 1.0%.

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

The Hechinger Report

Talent Development Secondary, a nonprofit that grew out of a Johns Hopkins University study on dropout rates, is the data-driven arm of the Diplomas Now model; it identifies kids at risk of dropping out and establishes a schoolwide process of intervention and support services to keep them on track to graduate.

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OPINION: Often overlooked vocational-tech schools provide great solutions to student debt, labor shortages

The Hechinger Report

They can also donate equipment and serve on advisory boards to ensure that schools’ technical education classes meet industry standards. Budget autonomy allows schools to allocate funding as they see fit to meet the needs of their particular students. Meanwhile, the overall dropout rate at regional voc-techs is 0.5

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One Year After Uvalde, a Reminder That ‘Trauma Has Tentacles’

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We did meet with some counselors from Sandy Hook to get some guidance from their experiences. Then we started consultation in October, meeting with them monthly, sometimes twice a month. The burnout is, in part, often related to this phenomenon that we're understanding of secondary traumatic stress that Beth mentioned.

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Ancora High School Partners with McGraw Hill to Launch New Online High School for Adults

eSchool News

In 2020, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the high school dropout rate was 5.3% Ancora High School is an online high school that offers a Texas high school diploma and is accredited by Cognia. Individuals interested in enrolling at Ancora High School can visit: [link].

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How Childhood Experiences Contribute to the Education-Health Link

Digital Promise

Childhood traumatic stress from violence , abuse , corporal punishment and neglect contribute to educational outcomes such as excessive absenteeism, school dropout and school performance. College-aged students who have a history of childhood trauma may encounter difficulties with post-secondary education. Read the original article.

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