eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Advocates of online learning cite flexibility and access, while proponents of in-person instruction emphasize social interaction and hands-on learning. Proponents of online learning highlight its flexibility and accessibility. One advantage of online learning is its flexibility.

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Classroom Learning E-rate 52

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In 2020, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the high school dropout rate was 5.3% “Through digital materials that are affordable, accessible, and effective, we can work towards a learning environment that leads to better outcomes for all,” Michael Ryan, President of Higher Education at McGraw Hill.

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Dropout Course Assessment Secondary 101

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

Indeed, hundreds of millions of students, educators, and researchers in more than 200 countries and territories have access to education technologies and online curricula running on AWS. They are developing a recommendation engine to leverage dropout rate data to predict and design interventions for at-risk students.

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Dropout Education Data Software 160

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In addition, the troubling nationwide high school dropout rate persists, and college enrollment and retention rates are declining for our most vulnerable populations, further highlighting student disengagement. Quantifying outcomes through industry-recognized certifications. “The need for this type of solution is critical.

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Industry Dropout Outcomes Education 89

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

When ready, students can access full-length practice tests as another method to self-assess progress. For example, the National Dropout Prevention Center conducted a year-long study of the Measuring Up program and its impact on student outcomes. This process allows for true differentiation and personalized instruction.

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Meeting Dropout Assessment Case Study 203

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.

EdTech 123

EdTech Education Policies Assessment 123

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

As we consider how to support students, we need to prioritize making sure they have enough to eat and a safe place to sleep along with providing high-quality instruction and internet access. We know from exhaustive research that hunger seriously impairs learning outcomes and that financial insecurity drives dropout rates.

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Dropout Survey Accessibility Report 124

Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The effects of mental health are not restricted to the teachers but in turn impact the students they teach, leading to poor academic outcomes, poor student discipline, and higher dropout rates. The generation of today is addicted to online games, a fact that education technology has used to its advantage.

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Technology eBook Gamification Classroom 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2023

If we as a society believe that higher education is still a key lever in creating more equitable outcomes for all learners, we must renew our commitment to addressing the lack of educational opportunity and economic mobility that Black students, families and communities face. We also need to tailor our student supports for Black students.

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Mobility Outcomes Accessibility Policies 111

Edsurge

MAY 5, 2023

Strong family and community engagement can enhance learning outcomes and help to create a sense of belonging. Relationships are critical in engaging students and families in meaningful and culturally appropriate ways, and are associated with increased literacy acquisition, lower dropout rates and improved attendance.

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Dropout Training Survey Strategy 217

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

McElvogue has the time to spend an hour with Almanza, as well as attend to her caseload of 230 students, because Colorado is betting that a big investment in counseling can improve educational outcomes for its low-income students. When there’s a budget cut, counselors are the first to go.”. Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report.

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Dropout Report Training Outcomes 111

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2017

A really good transition plan shows how each year of school is linked to the next and the final outcome that they’re looking for,” said Leslie Darrell, a speech pathologist in Maine who often works with transition-aged students. “If If you have a great team, you have a great transition plan and follow through. Sign up for our newsletter.

Outcomes 92

Outcomes Education Report Survey 92

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2017

Some say these methods can help improve student outcomes. Among the suggestions: Train staff, and include students in the decision-making process, giving them access to their own data and training them to use it. Often, students are not given access to their own data or the systems that predict outcomes.

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Outcomes Report Data Blended Learning 48

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2023

In a June 2022 report , the department said it had deleted the term “equity” from the title of a report about equitable access to qualified teachers for low-income and minority students. The former School and Educator Equity Report is now called Rates of Access to Qualified Teachers.

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Policies Report Dropout Study 144

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. Content —Select and adapt content so students at all levels of readiness can access the same ideas and information. Source: Achieve3000.

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Differentiated Instruction Learning Dropout Assessment 159

EdNews Daily

AUGUST 29, 2016

The “Teach Boldly” teacher support initiative will include a series of virtual and community training events and the launch of the new PBS Teachers’ Lounge, a creative digital space where teachers can share ideas, learn from peers, find daily inspiration and access the tools and resources they need to enhance their work in the classroom.

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Report Dropout Education Outcomes 124

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Much of the pre-pandemic research into online higher education concluded that students in online programs did worse than students in in-person courses, with lower grades, higher dropout rates and poorer performance in subsequent classes. We are optimistic that the post-pandemic data will show more favorable outcomes,” she said.

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Education Survey Dropout Learning 79

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

Her cellphone’s data plan — the only way she could access the internet at home — wasn’t up to the task. Greenville schools have some of the highest school dropout rates in the state, and Johnson also viewed staying at home as necessary to defend her children’s chances of living an easier life. This story also appeared in HuffPost.

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Broadband Digital Divide Education Accessibility 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 23, 2018

Past research hasn’t investigated the connection, though, between the time demands that student-parents face and their subsequent college outcomes — so my colleagues, Alyse Hachey at the University of Texas at El Paso and Katherine Conway at Borough of Manhattan Community College, and I decided to research potential links.

Dropout 77

Dropout Outcomes Handbook Survey 77

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Meanwhile, interventions aimed at teenagers, such as dropout prevention programs , often disappoint. There is considerable research on the benefits of intervening early when a child is falling behind at school. Intuitively, teachers and parents know that it’s much harder to improve a person’s academic trajectory later in life.

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Dropout Study Groups Report 118

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2023

The federal share of Medicaid funding, for example, is capped at 55 percent (if Puerto Rico were a state, it could receive 83 percent), residents are denied certain disability benefits and there are restrictions on access to other funding, such as the child tax credit. The poor outcomes are super frustrating,” said Díaz.

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Elementary Report Dropout System 104

Edsurge

JULY 17, 2018

From the start, access has been the defining achievement of online learning. Reading initial coverage of the research, I worried that virtual access may not be accomplishing all that was it promised. The report also showed that in other outcomes, too, online students were not as strong as their residential peers.

Education 109

Education Dropout Course Study 109

The Hechinger Report

JULY 17, 2023

To cover the average cost of attending a four-year public college, students from families making $30,000 or less now need to spend 93 percent — nearly all — of their total family income, a recent analysis by The Institute for College Access & Success found. These changes will be a financial lifeline for millions.

Education 78

Education Accessibility Analysis Report 78

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

A high school dropout cannot tap on an app and get the help they need if it involves more than one organization. When a Millennial or Gen Z-er accesses a new consumer app, it is as simple as opening the morning newspaper is for their parents or grandparents.

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Social Media Dropout Training Smartphone 118

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2018

About one-third of all black collegians earn degrees in either a STEM-related (science, technology, engineering and math) field or in business, according to my analysis of integrated post-secondary education data system (IPEDS), the national dataset of college outcomes. See chart below.). Maybe we need to rethink our advice.

Dropout 87

Dropout STEM Analysis Company 87

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2019

Longitudinal data show that students enrolled in City Connects schools performed better academically and had lower grade retention, chronic absenteeism and dropout rates. Outcomes are encouraging. Encouragingly, pioneers are making headway in this work. City Connects has shown strong results. The program also benefits teachers.

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Dropout Education System Data 108

Doug Levin

MARCH 5, 2017

Tagged on: March 3, 2017 Betsy DeVos: President Trump delivers on education promises | USA Today → This is an incredible statement: "Trump has delivered on his promise to support school choice and offer students access to quality options.“ Tagged on: February 27, 2017 Limited internet access leaves York Co.

EdTech 170

EdTech Coursera Data Case Study 170

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2022

In some ways, the return to exclusionary discipline is a predictable outcome of the chaos of the pandemic. Since few states require that students be given access to class material they miss because of a suspension, keeping them in school in the first place is the only way to guarantee they have a chance to learn.

Personalized Learning 137

Personalized Learning Learning Data Report 137

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2024

At two-year institutions, admission is accessible, tuition is affordable, and flexible coursework fits into schedules complicated not only by jobs and families, but counseling, support groups and doctor visits. “I I don’t know why we weren’t trying to do this years ago,” Miller said. The price tag is not the same,” he said.

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Report Groups Meeting Advocacy 101

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2017

However, there is not much research on the life outcomes of students with disabilities who attain high school diplomas versus those who get alternative exit documents. Related: How one district solved its special education dropout problem. How one district solved its special education dropout problem.

Dropout 80

Dropout Advocacy Outcomes Report 80

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2022

Partly as a result, educational outcomes for these students are bleak. Some of the reasons for the decrease include teens waiting longer to have sex, increased access to contraception and popular reality TV shows such as “16 and Pregnant,” which depicted the struggles of young moms. Credit: Jimena Peck for The Hechinger Report.

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Report Accessibility Outcomes Social Media 135

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2023

Even during the pandemic, the ASAP model continued to have a positive impact on student outcomes. CUNY has already replicated ASAP and ACE in 14 colleges and universities across seven states, with comparable results to the original ASAP initiatives.

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Strategy Trends Outcomes Report 122

ExcelinEd

JUNE 4, 2020

For the sake of simplifying the equation, we will also assume the post-secondary outcomes for BuffSci and Buffalo Public Schools are the same – the same percentage of high school graduates will attend and graduate from college. Potential Outcomes for the 701 BuffSci Students if the School Closes. 203 more HS dropouts.

Dropout 36

Dropout Outcomes Secondary Data 36

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2022

Samantha Gutter is chief access and outreach officer at the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, which surveyed high school seniors about college and found that they were reluctant to go into debt. Related: Colleges’ new solution to enrollment declines: Reducing the number of dropouts. Credit: Austin Anthony for The Hechinger Report.

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Education Survey Report Trends 143

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2019

Though some programs have helped lower dropout rates and improved graduation rates for students of color, the gap in the percentage of students finishing a degree has barely budged across the 30 community colleges in the Minnesota State Colleges and University system. Paul College that shows students’ countries of origin.

Dropout 73

Dropout Secondary Course Report 73

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2018

He laments that his tenure in Chicago will be remembered for this more than for creating community schools, increasing access to Advanced Placement classes in high schools, and raising the high school graduation rate by 12 percentage points. Once again, the story has a happy outcome. It’s a puzzling policy argument.

Dropout 69

Dropout Policies Elementary Data 69

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2023

Community colleges can help lift students into the middle class, but their enrollment has plummeted and their dropout rates are high. When Santos Enrique Camara arrived at Shoreline Community College in Washington State to study audio engineering, he quickly felt lost. grade-point average.

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Panasonic Survey Report Dropout 145