dropout recovery
Monday March 26, 2012
Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due
by Mamadou NdiayeA recent NPR report has raised doubts about the value of a GED as an equivalent of a high school diploma and most importantly its value in the labor market. The report quotes a top lieutenant of the Los Angeles Unified School District saying: "If I were prepared today with a GED, and that's what I had as an 18-year-old, I'd be scared to death of...
Topics: College Readiness, Dropout Recovery
Monday March 5, 2012
Former Dropouts "Excel" in Philadelphia
by LaVonne SheffieldLast month I was at Camelot's Excel Academy South in Philadelphia, a school that demonstrates what teaching and learning should look like for our nation's off-track students. Excel South has helped its students make major academic gains, using Jobs for the Future's Common Instructional Framework to accelerate student learning. Now, JFF is working...
Topics: College Readiness, Dropout Recovery
Tuesday January 31, 2012
JFF On President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Address
by Marlene B. SeltzerPresident Obama’s blueprint for revitalizing America’s manufacturing industry, growing clean energy jobs, and preparing our workers for the 21st century will be a great step forward in rebuilding our economy. An important part of that plan is his call for new partnerships between community colleges and businesses to train and place 2 million...