Colorado General Assembly endorses mentoring, dropout prevention, and child protection programs

Legislators propose a pilot program to aid dropout recovery in underserved school districts

Colorado creates cash fund for youth mentoring services to support program implementation.

During the second half of our junior year of high school, we were shocked to learn about an algorithm called the Dropout Early Warning System (DEWS) that our home state of Wisconsin had been using to...

District officials reported OKCPS' 2023–24 dropout rate at 9.1% versus the state 7.9% and the national 5.3%. College remediation for district students who enroll in state colleges is 19.2%. Presenters tied absenteeism, mobility and economic disadvantage to higher dropout risk.

The Oklahoma City Public Schools board accepted its second monitoring report after extended discussion about literacy strategy, LETRS training capacity, teacher turnover and state cut-score changes that complicate long-term targets. The board will receive off-cycle updates and pursue monitoring refinements in February.

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Educators emphasize the connection between dropout age, absenteeism, and reading proficiency in Georgia.

Mister Abel reported the district had 115 high-school dropouts in the 2024–25 school year (125 total district dropouts) and outlined demographic patterns and interventions including mentoring, middle-to-high transitions, summer programs and requested principal training from the state dropout coordinator.

getty For the second year in a row, the number of students leaving college without earning a credential has declined, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Cent…

Presenters tied declines in "on-track" advanced diploma rates to course grades (particularly math) and described weekly data reports, transcript reviews, course-recovery planning and early-warning tools to reduce dropout risk (under 350 chars).

Desert Sun Academy aims to improve access and reduce private school tuition costs for students.

Terrebonne Parish leaders emphasize need for innovative education solutions to prevent student dropouts.

Presented by Susan BowmanWhy is the current student dropout rate continuing to remain so high in spite of all that is being done to combat it? The pre...