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Patti Porto

TED is Coming To PBS - Edudemic - 14 views

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    "On April 16th, PBS is going to air the first televised TED event, dubbed TED Talks Education. It'll be filmed a bit before the airing on April 4th in New York City. The first three speakers include Geoffrey Canada of the Harlem Children's Zone, Bill Gates, and Sir Ken Robinson. TED says there will be more speakers (including "dynamic teachers, speakers, and performers") announced soon. The topic of discussion? Curbing the high school dropout crisis."
Megan Black

Educurious - 12 views

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    Educurious™ is on a mission to reduce our nation's high school dropout rates. Our project-based curriculum connects students to real issues they care about and equips them with the lifelong learning skills for success. Our courses deliver on Common Core Standards via our web platform, which fosters collaboration among students, teachers and our global network of real-world Experts.
Claire Brooks

Learning and Knowledge Analytics - Analyzing what can be connected - 5 views

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    Higher education, a field that gathers an astonishing array of data about its "customers," has traditionally been inefficient in its data use, often operating with substantial delays in analyzing readily evident data and feedback. Evaluating student dropouts on an annual basis leaves gaping holes of delayed action and opportunities for intervention. Organizational processes-such as planning and resource allocation-often fail to utilize large amounts of data on effective learning practices, student profiles, and needed interventions.
Jackie Gerstein

Why I Go to School - 7 views

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    Students share why they go to school as part of the American Graduate project focusing on the high school dropout crisis.
Jeff Johnson

U Michigan To Explore Link Between Pollution and K-12 Performance : July 2008 : THE Jou... - 0 views

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    Is there a link between air pollution and student performance in K-12 schools? That's what University of Michigan researchers said they hope to discover as they embark on a three-year research project to determine correlations between air quality and performance benchmarks like absenteeism, test scores, and dropout rates.
cory plough

SWANSONCitiesInCrisis040108.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 0 views

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    Recent report on HS Dropouts and geography. Funded with help of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Editorial Projects in Education Research Center
Brett Campbell

High school dropouts cost state millions | The Salt Lake Tribune - 0 views

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    "The best economic stimulus is a high school diploma," said Bob Wise, president of the Alliance for Excellent Education and former governor of West Virginia examine the economic value
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