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Making a Difference through Student Advocacy

Making a Difference through Student Advocacy

The students needed me to make a difference, and they couldn’t wait another year for me to figure it out. The disciplinary referrals were piling up in the manila folder on my desk. Their pink, yellow and white...
Author: Dru Tomlin
Number of views (27374)/Comments (1)/
Topics: Advisory/AdvocacyAt-risk/RTI
Tags: Student EngagementDropout Prevention

Focus on School Climate

The Maryland State Board of Education recently approved new school discipline regulations designed to end disparities in how students of different races are punished for violating school rules. The new policies are...
Author: Bob Wise
Number of views (15954)/Comments (1)/
Topics: School Culture/Climate
Tags: Achievement GapEducation PolicyDropout Prevention

Weaving STEM, Exploration, and Community Service

There is an epidemic plaguing our country. It's creeping through our communities and into many of our schools. It's not the flu. It's the number of young people who are dropping out of school at alarming rates,...
Author: Alyssa Hawkins and Scott Richardson
Number of views (20137)/Comments (5)/
Topics: CurriculumFamily and CommunitySTEMTeaching
Tags: Student MotivationService LearningDropout Prevention
Putting Middle Grades Students on the Graduation Path: A Policy and Practice Brief

Putting Middle Grades Students on the Graduation Path: A Policy and Practice Brief

Research has shown that, particularly in high-poverty environments, students' middle grades experiences are critical in launching them toward achievement and attainment or placing them on a path of frustration,...
Author: Robert Balfanz
Number of views (35145)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Research
Tags: Achievement GapDropout Prevention

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