What Deshaun Knows
It’s no coincidence that Clemson University quarterback Deshaun Watson thanked his high school coaches in a postgame interview after Clemson’s defeat of then top-ranked Alabama in Monday night’s College Football Playoff Championship game. Go to www.tigernet.com/update/player/WATCH-ESPN-Postgame-interview-Deshaun-Watson-257444 to view Watson’s postgame interview. Research indicates that coaches and others who mentor youth through extracurricular activities such as […]
Diploma Planning Institute—Columbus, OH—February 23-24, 2017
Join district teams from around Ohio as they create a strategic dropout prevention plans with assistance from Clemson University and the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network in a two-day conference you won’t want to miss! Click here for more information.
Trends in High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States: 2013
New report published by the National Center for Education Statistics High school status completion rates increased from 83.7 percent in 1973 to 92.0 percent in 2013 among 18- to 24-year-olds, according to a new report. In the same time period, the gap in completion rates between White youth and Black and Hispanic youth narrowed, although […]
National Dropout Prevention Network Announces 2016 Crystal Star Award Recipients
National Dropout Prevention Network Announces 2016 Crystal Star Award Recipients Award Recognizes Significant Contributions to Dropout Prevention, Recovery and Reentry CLEMSON, S.C. (October 19, 2016) – The National Dropout Prevention Network (NDPN) is pleased to announce the 2016 National Dropout Prevention Network Crystal Star Awards of Excellence in Dropout Recovery, Intervention, and Prevention individual and […]
Commentary: There are ways to help students stay in school
Greenville Online by Dr. Sandy Addis Johnny is absent today — again. He was absent yesterday and may be tomorrow as well. Johnny has begun the slow process of disengagement that can and often does contribute to dropping out of high school. Unfortunately, Johnny’s not alone in his absences — or his disengagement from school. Many […]
High School Graduation Rate Has Reached New High
“To be honest with you, we’ve still got more work to do.” The nation’s high school graduation rate reached its highest recorded peak in 2015 — although big disparities remain among African-American, Hispanic and low-income students, the White House said Monday. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/10/17/fact-sheet-president-obama-announces-high-school-graduation-rate-has
National Dropout Prevention Center/Network and Moriah Group Release Issue Brief on School Dropout Prevention Recommendations to Support Males of Color
National Dropout Prevention Center/Network and Moriah Group Release Issue Brief on School Dropout Prevention Recommendations to Support Males of Color Issue Brief Part of Larger Forward Promise Sponsored by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clemson, S.C. (October 10, 2016) – The National Dropout Prevention Center/Network (NDPC/N) and the Moriah Group, with support from the Robert Wood […]
National Dropout Prevention Month Recognized During October
National Dropout Prevention Center Launches Nationwide Dropout Prevention Awareness Campaign Clemson, SC (September 29, 2016)-October is National Dropout Prevention Month, a time to focus on increasing awareness of the long-term effects on students, the economy, and society when students drop out of school. National Dropout Prevention Month challenges our nation to become better informed about how to […]
Local educators get “diploma minded” to increase future state graduation rates
FAIRMONT; W.Va (WDTV) Here in the Mountain State, it is believed that one student dropout is too many. Last year 86 percent of students graduated from our schools. Thursday education leaders from all across North Central West Virginia gathered to learn new skills in hopes of raising the graduation rate to 90 percent. The Diploma-Minded Principal event was […]