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February 2011
Five Questions with Debbie Schum
Last month, Louisiana announced a new plan to aid troubled public school students after an earlier dropout prevention program was scrapped. In this edition of our "Five Questions" series, Debbie Schum, executive director of college and career readiness at the Lousiana Department of Education, provides a first-hand assessment of the Pelican State's emphasis on research-focused programs to keep students in school as educators work together toward a lofty goal.
Do you want to lead the NDPC?
The National Dropout Prevention Center at Clemson University is seeking a highly accomplished, dynamic leader to serve as its next director.
In these high-stakes numbers games, we must be watchful
A Georgia elementary school principal has admitted to un-enrolling students before a key test date in an effort to boost scores.
Rock Chapel Elementary School principal Angela Jennings resigned in June, according to The Associated Press, but the basis for her departure was not publicly known until court documents regarding her actions were made public this week.
Nicole's story: "I have the will to succeed"
Are dropouts lazy? Unwilling to work hard? Not at all. Today we share the story of Nicole, who has overcome significant obstacles in her quest toward a high school diploma.
Is online learning only for students with involved parents?
The parents of students attending full-time cyber schools, by necessity, must play a much greater role in their children’s daily educational experiences compared with parents of students in traditional public schools, writes Michelle R. Davis in Education Week.
Davis suggests this raises an important question: Does online learning exclude students whose parents do not have the time, resources or inclination to be involved?
Following Florida: Sunshine State successes could be model for reform
When it comes to improving student performance, Tennessee has experienced a "lost decade."
At the same time, a decade of revolutionary reforms has led to commendable K-12 achievement gains just a few hundred miles away in Florida, according to a new study by the Foundation for Educational Choice and the Tennessee Center for Policy Research.
Sparking a lasting change: Dropout prevention through meaningful mentorship
Tania had a dream: She wanted to be an attorney.
But no one at school asked about her aspirations – and as a result she was not clear on why education was essential to meeting her goal. At home, where no one in her family had completed high school, the path from school to Tania’s dream was still unclear. By the seventh grade, she was struggling academically — and already she had settled upon the assumption that she would simply follow in her mother’s footsteps as a Wal-Mart cashier.
Duncan: Supporting Reform While Maintaining a Commitment to At-Risk Students
From Education Secretary Arne Duncan this week, a clarification on how Race For The Top money is directed toward at-risk students...
President Obama firmly believes that all children deserve a world-class education. When he says all children, he means all – regardless of their race, ethnicity, disability, native language, income level or zip code.
InsideOut — bringing a dose of dropout reality to a school near you?
We've written before about InsideOut, a program of the Mattie C. Stewart Foundation that attempts to bring at-risk students (and those who work with at-risk students) face-to-face with the reality of life without a high school diploma.
One of those realities is prison. Certainly, not every dropout is a prisoner — but a vast majority of prisoners are dropouts.
Secret weapons in the dropout fight: Experience and empathy
Danette McAlexander has not had an easy life — and she does not have an easy job.
McAlexander works with some of the most troubled students in Mississippi's Hattiesburg Public School District district. Her job is to keep them in school.
But McAlexander's got a secret weapon: Empathy. She was a dropout too.