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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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A charter chain thinks it has the answer for alternative schools

The Hechinger Report

ussell Rumberger, author of “Dropping Out: Why Students Drop Out of High School and What Can Be Done About It” and director of the California Dropout Research Project, has studied alternative schools. It invites representatives from colleges to the resource centers and arranges for students to tour local colleges on a regular basis.

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All ninth graders study at the local 4-H center in this Maine district

The Hechinger Report

Working with Ryder Scott, the statewide director of the University of Maine 4-H Camp and Learning Center, Murphy created a program that merged outdoor and farm-based education with academic instruction, ultimately creating a faculty of five: a humanities teacher, a science teacher, an outdoor education teacher and two 4-H professionals.

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Where Are Quality Instructional Materials for English Language Learners?

MindShift

Research has shown that a majority of the educators who teach English-language learners (ELLs) are creating their own instructional materials — often with little oversight — that don’t necessarily match the student’s grade level or the rigor required by state academic standards. Those statistics recently prompted the U.S.

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Seeking advantage, colleges are increasingly admitting students as sophomores

The Hechinger Report

Most require that the students meet minimum academic standards and earn a predetermined number of credits. Colleges also use conditional admission to accept sought-after international students, who often pay full tuition and sometimes even an additional stipend, but may need more work on their English skills.

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OPINION: We need more teachers of color. Getting there requires ambitious equitable solutions

The Hechinger Report

Yet research tells us that exposure to a Black teacher in elementary school can reduce the high school dropout rate for low-income Black male students by 39 percent. Better preparing candidates for licensure exams and rigorous academic standards. Just seven percent of our country’s teachers are Black.

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High schools fail to provide legally required education to students with disabilities

The Hechinger Report

Certificates of attendance are designed for students with severe cognitive limitations who cannot meet high school academic standards. Unlike a GED, a certificate is not equivalent to a high school diploma and is not accepted by most colleges and employers.

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