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Graduation and dropouts

Laci Hargrove, 18, who fell short of the high school credits she needed to graduate, moved straight from high school to a HiSET-prep program that also provides her with needed social supports.
Posted inElementary to High School

Getting a GED while still enrolled in high school

Avatar photo by Katy Reckdahl March 5, 2018October 21, 2020
Third-graders at Alamosa Elementary School in Albuquerque practice reading with first-graders in Carrie Ramirez’s classroom.
Posted inElementary to High School

Students can’t learn if they don’t show up at school

Avatar photo by Tara García Mathewson February 15, 2018November 23, 2020
Domonique Crosby raises her hand in calculus class at George Washington Carver High School.
Posted inNews

Held back, but not helped

Avatar photo by Katy Reckdahl January 8, 2018October 21, 2020
Junior Alex DesRuisseaux and senior Jesus Garcia work in the library of the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
Posted inFuture of Learning, Higher Education, News, Rural Education, Solutions

In rural Maine, a university eliminates most Fs in an effort to increase graduation rates

Avatar photo by Robbie Feinberg January 3, 2018February 9, 2022
Peter O'Halloran checks supplies at his job. O'Halloran works full-time at a nonprofit in Philadelphia.
Posted inElementary to High School

The ‘forgotten’ part of special education that could lead to better outcomes for students

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Sarah Butrymowicz and Jackie Mader December 16, 2017March 30, 2020
remedial high school
Posted inCommunity Colleges, Divided We Learn, Higher Education, News, Race and Equity

The community college “segregation machine”

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Meredith Kolodner, Brad Racino and Brandon Quester December 13, 2017April 8, 2021
Marjorie Guldan has been advocating for years for her daughter Rebecca, 14, who has an intellectual disability, to receive a more challenging education than the one she gets in her school system.
Posted inElementary to High School

For students with disabilities, quality of education can depend on zip code

Avatar photo by Rebecca Klein December 9, 2017March 30, 2020
KIPP players on the sidelines at their game against Sophie B. Wright game.
Posted inElementary to High School

City that loved and lost high school football finally gets it back

Avatar photo by Emmanuel Felton December 8, 2017October 21, 2020
Julie and Matthew high-five during a home-school lesson.
Posted inElementary to High School

These students are finishing high school, but their degrees don’t help them go to college

Avatar photo by Rebecca Klein December 2, 2017March 30, 2020
Posted inElementary to High School

How a struggling school for Native Americans doubled its graduation rate

Avatar photo by Emrys Eller and Alden Nusser November 28, 2017March 30, 2020

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