A teacher shared a remarkable story about a young disengaged student. Given the choice of completing his work or taking a “0,” he always chose the “0.” As the 7th grade was ending, a team of firefighters came to school to share about their work and the skills it takes to become a firefighter. His
There isn’t a school district in the United States that isn’t doing something to serve students who need more than standard instruction. “There are trained special educators for students whose disabilities get in the way of their learning,” the editors of EdWeek noted Teaching Vulnerable Students “There are special programs for English-language learners, gifted-education services
These tests and tools for predicting at-risk students may put us out of the dropout recovery business. Thank goodness. For nearly a decade, Graduation Alliance has worked with school districts across the nation to re-engage dropped out students and support those who are still enrolled but acutely at risk of leaving school. Last year, we