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Huffington Post Blog Post on the Importance of Mentoring
“Research has shown that young adults at-risk for dropping out of high school, but with a mentor, are 55 percent more likely to enroll in college and 78 percent more likely to give back to their communities than their peers who didn’t have a mentor.”
TOYOTA USA Grant and NDPN Grant in Kentucky
“Two Franklin County schools will share in a $1.5 million grant from the National Dropout Prevention Network to increase student interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and manufacturing (STEAM) careers, Superintendent Chrissy Jones reported late Wednesday.”
Clemson initiatives aim to transform education in the Palmetto State
From Clemson Newsstand: “Like literacy, a high school level education is a critical asset that enables citizens to positively influence their communities. Housed in the Eugene T. Moore School of Education, the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network (NDPC/N) helps keep students in the classroom by developing and sharing strategies, resources and research with educators in South… Read More »
U.S. High School Graduation Rate Hits New Record High
From the U.S. Department of Education: “U.S. students are graduating from high school at a higher rate than ever before, according to data released today by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics. The nation’s high school graduation rate hit 82 percent in 2013-14, the highest level since states adopted a new uniform… Read More »
Alternative Schooling Can Offer Teens Another Path to Graduation
US News & World Report’s “High School Notes” queries NDPC/N Director Sandy Addis in a look at how alternative education settings provide a model for students to earn their diploma outside the traditional high school setting.
Despite progress, dropouts remain serious problem
We have plenty of proof that even the most at-risk students can succeed in school when caring adults get involved in a purposeful way. That’s why hundreds of experts from all across the country will gather in San Antonio this week for the 2015 National Dropout Prevention Network Conference. By exchanging research, ideas and best… Read More »
Read a recent report from MENTOR National Mentoring Partnership, The Mentoring Effect: Young People’s Perspectives on the Outcomes and Availability of Mentoring.
The National Mentoring Partnership with support from AT&T and written by Mary Bruce and John Bridgeland of Civic Enterprises with Hart Research, the report confirms what past research has indicated: quality mentoring relationships provide young people with positive and complementary benefits on a variety of personal, academic and professional factors. However, more than one in… Read More »
Attendance is key to student success
September was Attendance Awareness Month, and studies show that there is a direct link between absenteeism and high school dropouts. Statistics tell us that three-fourths of students who are chronically absent in sixth grade will drop out of high school and that a student who is chronically absent in high school is 7.4 times more… Read More »
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… Read More »