Mounting research on the causes and consequences of dropping out, coupled with more accurate reporting on the extent of the crisis, has led to increased public focus on what's been called the silent epidemic. And nationally, the economic impact is clear: A 2011 analysis by the Alliance for Excellent Education estimates that by halving the 2010 national dropout rate, for example (an estimated 1.3 million students that year), "new" graduates would likely earn a collective $7.6 billion more in an average year than they would without a high school diploma. The link between dropout rates and crime is also well documented, and the report's data indicates that high school graduation reduces violent crime by 20 percent.
The numbers cited in the report are sobering: High school graduates earn an average of nearly $290,000 more than dropouts over their lifetime, and they are 68 percent less apt to rely on public assistance. An August 2007 report by the California Dropout Research Project (PDF) detailed the economic and social impacts of failing to finish high school in the Golden State. Over a lifetime, dropouts typically earn less, suffer from poorer health as adults, and are more likely to wind up in jail than their diploma-earning peers. And it's about schools and communities having too few resources to meet the complex emotional and academic needs of their most vulnerable youth.Īlthough the reasons for dropping out vary, the consequences of the decision are remarkably similar.
It's about young people feeling disconnected from their peers and from teachers and other adults at school. Dropping out is sometimes about students being bored and seeing no connection between academic life and "real" life. For others, the decision to drop out is a response to conflicting life pressures - the need to help support their family financially or the demands of caring for siblings or their own child. Without that diploma, they'll be more likely to head down a path that leads to lower-paying jobs, poorer health, and the possible continuation of a cycle of poverty that creates immense challenges for families, neighborhoods, and communities.įor some students, dropping out is the culmination of years of academic hurdles, missteps, and wrong turns. We love it!Ĭreating progress reports/report cards was a little challenging to figure out at first and took me some extra time to learn but once I figured it out- they were great! I send print outs with district report cards.Are you sitting down? Each year, more than a million kids will leave school without earning a high school diploma - that's approximately 7,000 students every day of the academic year. We seperated the subjects according to the categories from our district report card and now all we have to do at the end of the trimester is create the progress report and grades are done!! We also love that there is a student and parent portal! This makes it easy for parents and students to check on progress. My partner teacher and I use the same account and easily access and manage grades and multiple other features. I can seperate the two groups but can still assign assignments to all whenever I want. IgradePlus was wonderful in every way!! First of all, it was the first online gradebook I found that would work for a Dual Language class. You might love one feature but then find another aspect is lacking. There are a lot of online gradebooks to choose from.
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