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Topics: College & Work Readiness \| Dropout Rates \| Early Education \| K-12 Education Reform \| My Contribution to the Solution By kathleen on 04 Apr \| 0 comments With the last two posts detailing the bleak realities of the dropout crisis, I thought I’d share my slightly more optimistic experience as a new tutor at Graham Hill Elementary. The idea to become a tutor came to me after a Communities in Schools (CIS) newsletter came across my desk. Lately, it has been easy for me to bemoan the “failing education system” – dropout rates soaring, inequalities rampant, test scores low, a diploma that doesn’t effectively prepare students – with each issue compounding on itself, I get more and more disillusioned. It has been less appealing and quite overwhelming to actually get my hands dirty and DO something, until now…. Read more... Topics: Math \| In The Classroom \| Fun In The Classroom \| Dropout Rates \| Just how bad is it? By maureen on 03 Apr \| 0 comments Well, we’re not at the bottom of the barrel, but Seattle has it pretty, pretty bleak. No, I’m not talking about the weather—that’s a whole other post—I’m talking about our graduation rates. Read more... Topics: Dropout Rates \| Graduation Rates \| Molly Berger: The Hard Part of Staying the Course By maureen on 02 Apr \| 0 comments Another student withdrew from my class and from school today. At least this time he was transferring to a state accredited online school. That is not always the case. I have had students transfer to questionable online schools where they only need 17 credits, $500, no WASL, and no senior project to get (buy) a diploma. I have had capable students opt for a GED and others just plain quit. We have Running Start students opting to earn an AA degree with no high school diploma. A colleague in school across the region had a student boldly state, “I am not taking another math class, and I am not taking the math WASL again. What are my options?” Read more... Topics: Dropout Rates \| Graduation Rates \| Teachers \| The Middle School Years By kathleen on 31 Mar \| 1 comment Ah, middle school. .. two words that immediately evoke memories of acne, turbulent friendships and first crushes. A place where delicate emotions and hormones are the law of the land. As a middle school student, I was too busy juggling the ever-changing social dynamics taking place to make my academic success a true priority. Read more... Topics: Dropout Rates \| Students \| Teachers \| Exposing states’ dirty dropout secret By maureen on 20 Mar \| 0 comments There’s a great article in the New York Times today that calls out what many in the ed community already know: Many states grossly undercount their dropout rates. And they don’t just fudge the numbers slightly—the gap between presented data and reality is huge. Read more... Topics: Dropout Rates \| P-20 tightens the seams By allisonm on 26 Dec \| 0 comments I don't know about you, but my December holidays went by way too fast. Busy shopping, busy cooking, and after a fun-filled day with friends, busy re-watching the highlights of the P-20 Council meeting at 10pm last night so I could write this blog. (Thanks, TiVo). Read more... Topics: Washington Learns \| Minority Students \| Math \| K-12 Education Reform \| Early Education \| Dropout Rates \| College & Work Readiness \| Students offer ideas on stopping dropouts Posted on 30 Nov The Boston Globe View this article >> Topics: Dropout Rates \| Graduation Matters: Improving Accountability for High School Graduation Posted on 19 Oct \| 0 comments This report contends that most states are setting low goals for improving graduation rates, and for ensuring that more low-income, minority, disabled and English language learner students earn a high school diploma. Topics: No Child Left Behind \| K-12 Education Reform \| Graduation Rates \| Dropout Rates \| Achievement Gap \| Type: Research Location: National The Internet takes the stage in the fight to curb dropouts By maureen on 17 Oct \| 0 comments I admit it, I love surfing the Internet. Clicking from link to link always feels like a game of “Chutes and Ladders” in the quest for information—even if I occasionally forget what I was looking for in the first place. Thankfully, I’m pretty sure with 1.25 billion people on the net right now, I’m not alone. Read more... 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