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2015, august, dropouts, focus on boosting graduation rates for all, graduation rates, guest opinions, summer

June 4 — 10:29 am

Educators can help potential dropouts by learning the language of data

If you knew you could identify a 12-year-old child in danger of dropping out of high school, what would you

2015, august, focus on boosting graduation rates for all, standardized testing, summer

June 1 — 12:34 pm

Editorial: Keystone quagmire

The elephant in the room when discussing graduation rates is Pennsylvania’s Keystone exams. This year’s sophomores will have to pass

the Notebook

2015, august, focus on boosting graduation rates for all, summer, theme articles

June 1 — 11:42 am

Graduation rate hits new high, but some groups still lag behind

The new study “A Promise Worth Keeping” examined seven cohorts of students through high school, starting with incoming 9th graders in 2002

Paul Socolar

2015, august, cartoon, focus on boosting graduation rates for all, summer

May 29 — 4:54 pm

A movement for our time

cartoon summer 2015

2015, august, focus on boosting graduation rates for all, graduation rates, summer

May 28 — 10:35 am

Editorial: Memo to the new mayor

To Philadelphia’s next mayor: The city’s high school graduation rate is abysmal but has been getting better. College-going rates are

the Notebook

2015, august, focus on boosting graduation rates for all, guest opinions, summer

May 26 — 1:03 pm

The teen-mom dropout dilemma and removing barriers to child care

If you want teen parents to graduate, the solution is very simple: Help them gain access to child care. Imagine

2015, august, focus on boosting graduation rates for all, summer, theme articles

May 22 — 2:08 pm

Graduation rate for District schools at a new high – 70%

  The School District’s graduation rate is continuing on a decade-long upward climb, despite the deep cutbacks that have hit

Paul Socolar

2015, august, dropouts, focus on boosting graduation rates for all, graduation rates, summer, theme articles

May 21 — 11:20 am

Neighborhood schools: Fragile gains at risk

The faces of young Philadelphia can be found sitting around a table in the sunny classroom of a neighborhood high

Bill Hangley Jr.
raymond vorters

2015, august, dropouts, focus on boosting graduation rates for all, graduation rates, re, summer, theme articles

May 20 — 9:45 am

More students re-engaging, but resources are scarce

For Chanel Butler, the lightbulb went on while she was sitting in a jail cell. For Mario Torres, it happened

Paul Jablow
lydia lopez2 harvey finkle

2015, august, dropouts, focus on boosting graduation rates for all, graduation rates, summer, theme articles

May 20 — 8:15 am

What’s working? What’s not?

The on-time high school graduation rate in Philadelphia has risen from 52 to 65 percent over the last eight years.

Dale Mezzacappa
nutter at 2014 nfchs graduation mitchell leff
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