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How one district solved its special education dropout problem

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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. With that comes low self-confidence, he added.

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Communities hit hardest by the pandemic, already struggling, could face a dropout cliff

The Hechinger Report

The pandemic will create that dropout crisis if schools just focus on 11th and 12th graders and trying to catch them up. The pandemic will create that dropout crisis if schools just focus on 11th and 12th graders and trying to catch them up. Credit: Caroline Preston/The Hechinger Report. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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ReUp Education Raises $6 Million Series A to Help College Dropouts Return

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ReUp was created by Entangled Group, an education consultancy and startup incubator based in San Francisco. The company works with universities to identify students who have dropped out, communicating on average about 50 times with a student before he or she re-enrolls. The company is paid each semester the students attend.

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PROOF POINTS: When women studied with women, they persisted, study finds

The Hechinger Report

As part of an introductory economics class, Swiss students had the option to work in study groups with their peers. Behind the scenes, a researcher randomly assigned them to groups with different gender ratios. Especially don’t put them into a group where they are the only woman,” said Shan. That’s the worst.”.

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What is an intelligent learning platform for schools and universities?

Neo LMS

Lower dropout rates. On a similar note, offering each student the tailored content they need to complete classes and pass exams can reduce dropout rates. ILPs have inherited collaboration tools from LMSs, such as groups, chats, and forums. In these groups and communities, students can: Ask questions. Post answers.

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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. Sign up for our newsletter.

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Fewer teenage mothers, but they still present a dropout puzzle

The Hechinger Report

It’s particularly tempting to overlook this latter group because of the rapid decline in teen pregnancies over the last 25 years. The post Fewer teenage mothers, but they still present a dropout puzzle appeared first on The Hechinger Report. One is special-needs students. Another is teen moms.

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