National Dropout Prevention Center Joins National Innovation Initiative
The National Dropout Prevention Center (NDPC) has found that a concentrated, leadership-driven focus on overarching student outcome goals produces improved graduation rates of local school systems....
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National Dropout Prevention Center and the Institute for Evidence-Based Decision-Making in Education (EDIE) Partnership Announced Research Fellows to Play Key Role in Continuing EDIE Mission Anderson,...
View ArticleSandy Addis quoted as SC lawmakers look for ways to cut school dropout rate
By Lindsay Street, Statehouse correspondent | An increase in high school students dropping out is prompting questions of what the state can do to stanch the rate. “We can’t just let these kids keep...
View ArticleHigh school dropout rates in South Carolina: Ranking every school and district
Sandy Addis, director of the National Dropout Prevention Center, a national nonprofit organization that provides research and guidance on the issue, said a more accurate measure on the dropout issue...
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America Is Powered by Graduates—And There Aren’t Enough of Them
By Dr. Sandy Addis, Director, National Dropout Prevention Center Anderson, S.C. (August 7, 2018) – The American economy is prospering, it’s back-to-school time, October is National Dropout Prevention...
View ArticleNational Dropout Prevention Center Announces Achieve3000 as Innovation Partner
Innovation Partners’ Missions Support and Enhance National Dropout Prevention Center’s Work Anderson, SC—(August 9, 2018)—The National Dropout Prevention Center announces Achieve3000, a provider of...
View ArticleNational Dropout Prevention Center Names Five Additional Research Fellows
National Dropout Prevention Center Names Five Additional Research Fellows Fellows Crucial to Nationwide Dropout Prevention Research Anderson, SC—(September 17, 2018)—The National Dropout Prevention...
View ArticleMcCormick County School District adds Star Academy Program
September 2018 The McCormick County School District today showcased its new Star Academy Program, a “school within a school” that helps at-risk and disengaged students get back on path to graduation....
View ArticleResearch-Based Trauma-Skilled Schools Model Jointly Released by Two National...
Research-Based Trauma-Skilled Schools Model Jointly Released by Two National Organizations Model Addresses Strong Links Between Childhood Trauma, School Violence, Truancy, Low Grades, and Dropping Out...
View ArticleMendoza: Why stay in school?
Now that the Department of Education (DepEd) is implementing early registration for all public school enrollees of incoming Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 7 and Grade 11 starting on January 27, 2019, it...
View ArticleNational Dropout Prevention Center to Host 1st Annual National Trauma-Skilled...
National Dropout Prevention Center to Host 1st Annual National Trauma-Skilled Schools Conference Conference Designed to Move Educators’ Trauma Initiatives from Knowledge to Skill ANDERSON, S.C., April...
View ArticleTrauma-Skilled Certification Programs Announced by National Dropout...
Trauma-Skilled Specialist Certification and Trauma-Skilled School Certification Address Skills Gap Anderson, SC—(April 23, 2019)—The National Dropout Prevention Center (NDPC), a division of...
View ArticleBKW to learn trauma skills and to help unprepared students
Berne-Knox-Westerlo will be working with two national organizations to become “trauma-skilled” as a school district, and to identify and help students most at risk for absenteeism and being unprepared...
View ArticleBKW to learn trauma skills and to help unprepared students
BERNE — Berne-Knox-Westerlo will be working with two national organizations to become “trauma-skilled” as a school district, and to identify and help students most at risk for absenteeism and being...
View ArticleDavidson River School Starting New ‘Trauma’ Program – Transylvania County, NC
For the new school year, Davidson River Principal Barbara Grimm is promoting a program she believes will increase graduation rates and test scores and, ultimately, heal trauma. Grimm presented...
View Article33 Years of Dropout Prevention – Have We Been Barking Up the Wrong Tree?
Dr. Bill Daggett, Founder of ICLE and an internationally known speaker on the importance of preparing our graduates with the skills needed for the future workforce, Ray McNulty, President of Successful...
View ArticleDropout Prevention Month: How to keep students engaged according to Dr....
A key to keeping students engaged in school may be as easy as welcoming them every day by name and giving them a smile, said Dr. Robert Brooks, a psychologist and faculty member of Harvard Medical...
View ArticleNational Dropout Prevention Center Releases Online Courses in Trauma for...
Anderson, SC–The National Dropout Prevention Center has released five online courses and a series of Trauma-Skilled Schools Institutes to help educators better meet the needs of trauma-impacted...
View ArticleBud Carlson Academy: NH’s first ‘trauma-skilled’ school
ROCHESTER — “How many of you have been homeless?” was the question. Half of the group raised their hands, not a one older than 18. “My father was a drug addict and my mom was associated with bad...
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National Dropout Prevention Center Announces Nation’s First Trauma-Skilled...
Melisa Sandoval of Westminster Public Schools in Colorado Earns Certification Anderson, SC—(December 18, 2019)—The National Dropout Prevention Center, a division of Successful Practices Network,...
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