/tags/dropout-rates Dropout rates en-US Copyright Tue, 24 May 2016 11:57:59 GMT /education/2016-05-24/duke-study-high-school-dropouts-need-more-help Researchers at Duke University have new, concrete evidence that dropping out of high school leads to joblessness, hardship and incarceration. But the same… Tue, 24 May 2016 11:57:59 GMT /education/2016-05-24/duke-study-high-school-dropouts-need-more-help Jess Clark /education/2016-03-04/high-school-dropout-rate-rises-for-first-time-in-seven-years A Department of Public Instruction (DPI) report shows after seven years of progress in reducing high school dropouts, last school-year the state's dropout… Fri, 04 Mar 2016 14:58:11 GMT /education/2016-03-04/high-school-dropout-rate-rises-for-first-time-in-seven-years Jess Clark /education/2016-02-29/perils-and-promise-advising-corps-helps-guide-rural-students-toward-college Trying to find the best path to success can be tough for students who don’t have enough support at home or at school. This has been found to be true in… Mon, 29 Feb 2016 12:44:54 GMT /education/2016-02-29/perils-and-promise-advising-corps-helps-guide-rural-students-toward-college Leoneda Inge /education/2016-02-22/perils-and-promise-helping-young-black-men-find-success The path from cradle to college and career has been especially hard for young Black men. Nationally, Black males have a lower high school graduation rate… Mon, 22 Feb 2016 10:51:00 GMT /education/2016-02-22/perils-and-promise-helping-young-black-men-find-success Leoneda Inge /education/2016-01-26/perils-and-promise-a-new-superintendent-takes-on-rural-problems Many of North Carolina’s rural school districts sit in the middle of communities with struggling economies resulting in high unemployment rates, poverty… Tue, 26 Jan 2016 13:20:01 GMT /education/2016-01-26/perils-and-promise-a-new-superintendent-takes-on-rural-problems Leoneda Inge /education/2016-01-18/perils-and-promise-rural-students-thrive-in-early-college-program North Carolina is home to more Early College High Schools than any other state. New numbers show some of the most successful programs are in rural school… Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:39:30 GMT /education/2016-01-18/perils-and-promise-rural-students-thrive-in-early-college-program Leoneda Inge /education/2015-06-10/how-one-n-c-school-district-gives-dropouts-a-shortcut-to-graduation North Carolina’s high school graduation rate is at an all-time high at about 83 percent. State education leaders credit several reasons: early college… Wed, 10 Jun 2015 11:08:48 GMT /education/2015-06-10/how-one-n-c-school-district-gives-dropouts-a-shortcut-to-graduation Reema Khrais /education/2015-06-09/the-evolution-of-nc-education-with-state-superintendent-june-atkinson June Atkinson has served as the state superintendent for almost a decade. During her tenure there have been a number of significant changes to the state’s… Tue, 09 Jun 2015 16:08:05 GMT /education/2015-06-09/the-evolution-of-nc-education-with-state-superintendent-june-atkinson Andrew Tie /show/the-state-of-things/2015-06-09/the-evolution-of-nc-education-with-state-superintendent-june-atkinson June Atkinson has served as the state superintendent for almost a decade. During her tenure there have been a number of significant changes to the state’s… Tue, 09 Jun 2015 16:08:05 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-06-09/the-evolution-of-nc-education-with-state-superintendent-june-atkinson Anita Rao, Frank Stasio