New Webinar: High School Graduation Coaches in Rural Dropout Prevention
Webinar Date: September 17, 2015 Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm EDT Register Here About the Webinar: This webinar will examine how rural schools are using graduation coaches to help students earn a high school diploma. Guest presenters will share strategies and lessons learned from three programs including an initiative from Georgia that was adapted for use […]
Toyota USA Foundation Awards Grant to National Dropout Prevention Network for Three-State Career Readiness Program
Toyota USA Foundation Awards Grant to National Dropout Prevention Network for Three-State Career Readiness Program Multiyear Initiative Aims to Decrease Dropout Rates and Provide 21st Century Workforce Readiness Skills to 24,000 High School Students in New York, Kentucky, and Mississippi Clemson, SC—(September 3, 2015)—The Toyota USA Foundation announced a three-year, $1.5 million grant for the National […]
Dr. Steven L. Paine, Former West Virginia Superintendent of Schools, Elected to Board of Directors of National Dropout Prevention Network
Clemson, SC—(August 24, 2015)—Dr. Steven L. Paine has joined the Board of Directors of the National Dropout Prevention Network (NDPN). Paine, who served for six years as West Virginia’s 25th superintendent of schools, is a nationally recognized educator credited with transforming the state’s public school instructional program. “We’re pleased to welcome Dr. Paine as a […]
NCES and BJS annual report examining crime in schools and colleges
NCES and BJS just released its annual report examining crime in schools and colleges covering topics such as victimization, bullying, school conditions, fights, weapons, the presence of security staff at schools, the availability and student use of drugs and alcohol, and student perceptions of personal safety at school. A number of indicators of school safety […]
Early High School Dropouts: What Are Their Characteristics?
This recently released 2-page report/infographic from the Institute of Education Sciences uses data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) to examine the extent to which high school students drop out of school between the ninth and eleventh grade and how dropout rates vary by sex, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.
Usher Lays Out His Plan To Combat High School Drop Out Rates
“It’s not enough to dream big. You have to have the tools and skills to make it happen.” Indeed, mentoring is one effective practice in preventing students from dropping out of school, according to the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network.
Summer Learning: Graduation Rates Get Boost Through Summer Learning
From Southern Education Desk: But the hot days of summer bring benefits for students when they’re spent soaking up learning, she says. “Summer is the only chance kids have to get caught up and get ahead,” she says.. And that boost helps kids from falling behind and being held back says Sandy Addis of […]
New Webinar: Recovery and Reengagement Strategies in Rural Contexts
Webinar Date: July 23, 2015 Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm EDT Register Here About the Webinar: In rural settings, recovery and reengagement programs must adapt to remote locations, transportation issues, scarce funding resources, and small populations. Local cultural and value systems must also be considered and addressed if dropouts are to be attracted to and […]
WIN Learning & National Dropout Prevention Center/Network Partnership
CLEMSON, SC—In an effort to close the large and lingering gaps in graduation rates for many groups of disengaged or disadvantaged students, WIN Learning, developers of the WIN Career Readiness System, and the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network (NDPC/N), the nation’s leader in school dropout prevention, have formed a strategic partnership to help students recognize the […]