This is Dropout Nation: Nevada’s State of Denial

July 3, 2010

When it comes to America’s high school dropout crisis — and the overall crisis of low educational achievement — there are generally two responses at the state and local levels. The first is alarm and acknowledgment from those actively working to reform education. Those folks, no longer rare to be seen, are still in the [...]

Three Questions: Michael Holzman of the Schott Foundation for Public Education

May 20, 2010

As Research Consultant for the Schott Foundation for Public Education, Michael Holzman has helped shed light on the impact of low teacher quality and systemic academic failure on the educational and economic prospects of young black men. Through his research, Holzman and Schott have done plenty to show in numbers the depths of the nation’s [...]

This Is Dropout Nation: A Chart of Educational Failure

May 17, 2010

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The Dropout Nation Podcast: Save 150 Teens An Hour – Why We Must Reform American Public Education

May 2, 2010

On this week’s Dropout Nation Podcast, I offer a few reasons — and statistics — for why American public education must be reformed. Far too many children are either dropping out or leaving school unprepared for life in the real world. The numbers may shock you — and hopefully, will spur you into action. You [...]

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Voices of the Dropout Nation: Doug Hering on Dropout Prevention in Colorado

April 21, 2010

As the co-publisher of Charter School Insights, Doug Hering generally focuses on the evolution of charter schools in Denver and across the nation. But another aspect of his focus involves dealing with how Colorado — a pioneer in charter schools and performance pay — deals with the nation’s dropout crisis. In this brief report, Hering [...]