[In the News]: D.C.’s Scandal and the Nationwide Problem of Fudging Graduation Numbers
The most recent school system reporting a higher graduation rate than it deserved—in the District of Columbia—is just the latest example in a growing case file of school systems where investigators have uncovered bogus graduation-rate practices. Those revelations have unleashed a wave of questions about the pressures and incentives built into U.S. high schools, and […]
Case Study: European Union Aims to Realign Needs of Student and Teacher in Digital Age
[July 2017] Having grown up with computers, Google and smartphones, students of the millennial generation and younger are very comfortable with the concept of learning via technology. In contrast, traditional pedagogy has not kept pace with the possibilities information technology can offer. Declining graduation rates suggest that a disconnect in learning preferences vs the reality […]
Case Study: Dropout Recovery Pilot Program in Denmark on Track for 83% Graduation Rate
[July 2017] Gladsaxe Municipality near Copenhagen, Denmark provides free secondary school academic training for students over the age of 18 who have either dropped out or not earned an equivalent secondary diploma or certificate. CuroGens Learning was contracted in August 2016 to begin a 1-year pilot program to help adult dropouts learn compulsory math and Danish […]
