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… US high schools are failing today’s youth 54% High school drop out rate for students of color 1 American high school students who drop out before graduation 30% College students who are under- prepared for college coursework 50% What Problem are We Trying to Solve?

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… US high schools are failing today’s youth

54%High school

drop out rate for

students of color

American high school students who

drop out before graduation

30%College students who are

under-prepared for college coursework

50%

What Problem are We Trying to Solve?

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What is the Role of The Educurious Expert Network (TEEN)?

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A social network with a purpose:• Students engage with professionals to enhance the relevance of what they are studying• Student gain motivation to complete high school and pursue college and careers• Teachers incorporate real world problems into their science and literacy courses

A context for national service:• Working and retired professionals donate time and expertise to support our next generation• The Expert Network provides tools to ensure success for professionals, teachers and students

What is the Role of TEEN

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Support 2012-2013 Pilot Courses1 Courses1.1 Biology Units

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Course 1: Controversies• lawyers & policy makers• professionals w/advanced English• journalists

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Course 4: Infectious Disease• social & complex network analyst• life sciences w/infectious disease

Course 5: Climate Change• scientists w/climate change • ecologists

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Educurious Needs Experts for our 2012-2013 Pilot Year

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First Time Students - Create an Account · completed course registrations during the term’s defined drop window. If you are within the allowed drop dates, you will see a drop link

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The Civil Rights Project: "Why Students Drop Out of School and

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March 2014 - Virginia Techincidence of dropout among African American students over the past decade, their dropout rates remain high. Students who drop out of school are still the

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The purpose of the Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School Online program is to reduce the failure and drop-out rates of frequently absent students.

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Predicting students drop out: a case study (Technical report)mpechen/projects/edm/internshipreport... · 2010. 3. 20. · Predicting students drop out: a case study Gerben W. Dekker

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The Cause of Drop Out Students Among the Junior Students of Pacita Complex National High School for the School Year 2008

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