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PROOF POINTS: Lessons from college dropouts who came back

The Hechinger Report

Like many dropouts, Floyd always intended to finish his college education. The number of college dropouts swelled during the tight labor market; an additional 2 million people joined their ranks from only a year and a half earlier in 2018. As with many dropouts, Floyd had unpaid student debt to resolve. It’s kind of funny.”

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3 Ways Big Data Can Soften the Campus Dropout Crisis

EdNews Daily

And like any major problem, this mass exodus of dropouts must be addressed sooner rather than later through innovative interventions. The “soft” predictors, those subtle hints that are precursors to student dropout. Social media engagement data analysis can assist in targeting potential dropouts before they disappear from your rosters.

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Canada treats its adjunct professors better than the U.S. does – and it pays off for students 

The Hechinger Report

That information is based on a survey distributed to adjuncts who are AFT members and, through social media, to adjuncts who are not members of the union; 1,043 responded. Fewer than half of adjuncts say they’ve received the training they need to help students in crisis, the AFT survey found.

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Fewer teenage mothers, but they still present a dropout puzzle

The Hechinger Report

Manlove and her co-author Hannah Lantos arrived at these graduation figures by analyzing a survey conducted by the U.S. Called the National Survey of Family Growth, it’s primarily focused on trends in family life, such as marriage and divorce, pregnancy, infertility and the use of contraception.

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A Test Worth Teaching To? How a College Dropout Plans to Replace the SAT and ACT

Edsurge

It’s already happening , surveys show. So if companies start to think their new hires are not prepared for the workforce and haven’t been taught the proper skills, then that college-to-career pipeline will begin to rupture.

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Family Engagement: Empowerment, Achievement, Partnerships, Unity

edWeb.net

The district formed a multi-stakeholder MTSS team—parents and caregivers, community partners and non-profits, school board members, government officials, and local law enforcement—gathering their perspectives through surveys, focus groups, and anecdotal feedback.

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What’s Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School

Edsurge

And in a survey administered by the National Education Association in 2022, 55 percent of teachers and support professionals who responded indicated they are thinking about leaving the profession earlier than they had planned. Strong family and community engagement can enhance learning outcomes and help to create a sense of belonging.

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