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Equity, Pathways, School Community Magazine

Community-based Dropout Prevention

Pathways to Education offers individualized support to help marginalized youth succeed

by: Konrad Glogowski

Diversity, Engagement, Equity, Pathways, Promising Practices, School Community Magazine

Reflections on “Dropping Out” of School

Meeting the challenge of youth engagement

by: George J. Sefa Dei

Engagement, Indigenous Learning, Pathways, Teaching, Well-being Magazine

Why School Was Not for Me

Three dropouts share their stories

by: Holly Bennett

Assessment, Engagement, Opinion, Pathways, School Community Edwire

Reaching Every Student – Every Day

Four essential factors for developing an alternative school for at-risk students

by: Andrew Mead

Engagement, Opinion, Pathways, Teaching Edwire

6 Secrets for Engaging Males in Learning

We need to unleash motivated engagement and discretionary effort in boys long before they might consider dropping out, beginning in elementary school.

by: Edmond Dixon

Curriculum, Leadership, Pathways, Teaching Magazine

Raising the Bar

Improving board-wide graduation rates within a results-based management model

by: Lina Zielinski, Paul Kettner, Gil Abisdris

Opinion Edwire

Putting an End to Combined Grade Thinking

Challenging Assumptions About Age-Based Learning

by: Stephen Hurley

Leadership, Promising Practices, School Community Magazine

Working Together for Change

Forging partnerships between principals and subject department chairs

by: Todd Campbell, Jeff Upton, Doug Jones, Wayne Melville

Engagement, Pathways, School Community Magazine

Homework Zone

A mentorship program for at-risk students

by: David Lemay

Equity, School Community Magazine

Acting Early, Working Together

The Chagnon Foundation’s work to improve the educational success of young Quebecers

by: Claude Chagnon

Opinion, Policy, Promising Practices, Teaching The Facts on Education

How do split-grade classrooms affect learning?

When split-grade classrooms are carefully implemented to support differentiated teaching and include appropriate professional development, as well as curricular and planning resources for teachers, the learning experiences for students in these classes are positive.

by: Daniel A. Laitsch, Ph.D.