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Friday, September 10, 2010

Eduwonk � Blog Archive � Dropouts, Tune In

Eduwonk � Blog Archive � Dropouts, Tune In

Dropouts, Tune In

Two new reports from Jobs for the Future plus a cool interactive web feature are all worth your time. One looks at six elements of dropout prevention (pdf). Includes a lot of great stuff, but I would have liked to see more on state early-warning system that actually start really early. States are still missing big opportunities to put all their data (and not just education data) to high-leverage use, and not just at the high school level. Also, as new