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Excerpt and link to thoughtful Linda Darling-Hammond post on high school grad rates
Linda Darling-Hammond of Stanford University and Stanford New Schools is one of my education heroes. She is quite a writer as well. If you have a minute, please read her post in response to the question, "What Is The Solution To The High School Dropout Crisis?"
Here is the link: http://education.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/saving-high-school-dro...
Here is an excerpt:
"We will not boost graduation rates by creating new punishments or even new reformulations in the graduation rate formula. We will graduate students by redesigning schools so that they support and nurture young people, help them deal with the complexities of their lives, and help them learn material that is worth learning. Long-term improvements to the high school graduation rate require systemic investments and real changes in educational practices at the district, school, and classroom levels."
Here is the link: http://education.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/saving-high-school-dro...
Here is an excerpt:
"We will not boost graduation rates by creating new punishments or even new reformulations in the graduation rate formula. We will graduate students by redesigning schools so that they support and nurture young people, help them deal with the complexities of their lives, and help them learn material that is worth learning. Long-term improvements to the high school graduation rate require systemic investments and real changes in educational practices at the district, school, and classroom levels."
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