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May 2011
Schools for at-risk students need more time
Want to serve at-risk students in Texas?
Under Texas Education Agency accountability standards, you'll have to maintain a dropout rate no higher than 20 percent, based on the number of students enrolled in one year who make it through to the next.
We’re all for accountability, but it's time to get real.
Public broadcasting gets into the dropout fight
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has launched a significant public media initiative to help improve the nation's high school graduation rates.
The American Graduate campaign is aimed at students in middle school – a critical point when the disengagement that leads to dropping out in high school often begins.
Dropout math: Fuzzy? Read this.
Let's say your local high school reports a graduation rate of 70 percent and a dropout rate of 3 percent.
Confused by the seemingly ignored 27 percent of students who didn't graduate and didn't drop out? You're not alone.
Graduation and dropout rates can be confusing — and for some, these numbers will only become more confusing as more rigorous graduation requirements take hold nationwide.
From dropout to graduate student: Why it’s important to share success stories
We love these sorts of stories.
Jennifer Brown dropped out of high school her freshman year, spent time in a group home and alternative school and spent the next several years working a bunch of dead-end jobs, alternating between her boyfriend's house and sleeping in her car.
She finally landed a job at a grocery store and, not long later, realized she loved keeping the store's books.
Imagineering education
Ever heard of the Imagineers?
The famed Disney division comprises hundreds of visionary professionals — from illustrators to architects to engineers to creative writers — who have been given the green light to engage in "blue sky speculation," a process in which they're encouraged to generate ideas for Disney attractions with no limitations.
Can you imagine what might happen if we were to devote such creative energy to the problems facing education in America?
To be, rather than to seem... like the federal government?
"Bold and aggressive actions are necessary to turn around failing schools," North Carolina state Sen. Kay Hagan said recently as she announced legislation aimed at turning around low-performing schools.
What can Nevada learn from Michigan’s troubles?
"Is Reno on track to become the Detroit of the West?"
Maybe, says Washoe County School District Superintendent Heath Morrison.
Breaking at-risk students down - to build them back up
The first day at Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy was low-key.
That didn't last.
At 4:30 a.m. the next morning, a team of screaming sergeants rushed into the barracks.
Is dropout rate leading to economic stagnation for Latinos?
Latinos, despite being a significant labor force in the country's economic recovery, will continue to be concentrated in low-paying jobs in agriculture, fishing, cleaning services and construction, according to a report by the National Council of La Raza.
What is it going to take to end Oregon’s dropout problem?
Just two-thirds of the students in Oregon’s high school Class of 2010 graduated on time, according to a recent report from the state Department of Education.
And in state's largest district, Portland, the news was even worse...