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NEWS ABOUT: high school dropouts

high school dropouts stories: 4 news summaries

Texas Education Chief: Stop Hiring Dropouts

Wants 'voluntary ban'
by state biz to get more
to finish high school

Jul 31, 09 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott, reeling from criticism that the state is underreporting its dropout rates, called yesterday on the state’s leading business group to institute a voluntary ban on hiring dropouts, the Dallas Morning News reports. “It would send a powerful message to these kids,” Scott... More »

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education • Texas • high school dropouts • Robert Scott

Obama to Push Merit Pay for Teachers in Schools Plan

Prez to push teacher merit pay, lower dropout rates

Mar 10, 09 7:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a speech today before the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, President Obama will lay out his plan for American schools, reports the Wall Street Journal. Most controversially, the president aims to expand merit pay for teachers, a measure that Democratic teacher unions are traditionally leery of. If teachers develop... More »

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education • Barack Obama • financial aid • public schools • teacher pay • charter school • high school dropouts • teachers

Palin: My Future Son-In-Law's No Dropout

New parents 'working their butts off' to finish school, new grandma tells media

Jan 1, 09 9:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Sarah Palin is blasting media reports that her daughter and future son-in-law are high school dropouts, reports the Anchorage Daily News. The Alaska governor told several news outlets that eldest daughter Bristol, who just gave birth to Palin's first grandchild, starts her last semester in high school next week, and... More »

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Alaska • teen pregnancy • Sarah Palin • high school dropouts • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston

States Hide Big High School Dropout Rates

They send 1 set of numbers to DC, keep another set at home

Mar 20, 08 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Many states report rosy high school graduation rates to Washington but publicize much lower figures at home, the New York Times reports. The higher rates often fail to account for the nation's growing legion of dropouts, but states are leery to give the feds bad numbers in part because of... More »

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education • high school • Department of Education • US states • public schools • high school dropouts • graduation rates

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