1 in 10 schools are 'dropout factories'
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It's a nickname no principal could be proud of: "Dropout Factory," a high school where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make it to their senior year. That description fits more than one in 10 high schools across America.
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Â· Few institutions pass admission benchmarks Â· Russell Group blames low achievement at school
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About 50 colleges across the country have a six-year graduation rate below 20 percent, according to a nonprofit research group.
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Here was the idea: Students from low-income inner-city backgrounds could perform as well as better-off suburban students &#151; if they had a school that gave them proper support.
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A young person's life prospects improve dramatically by getting a college education, but the country's schools have room for only one in six applicants
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At an unusual school outside Atlanta, more than half the 380 students are refugees from some 40 countries.
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Vulnerable youngsters expelled from schools in England are being let down by the system, say inspectors.
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More than two-thirds of England's secondary schools have achieved specialist status.
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A study suggests 34,000 children could be learning out of school - but warns on lack of reliable information.
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Almost a fifth of England's state secondary schools do not meet the government's GCSE target, tables show.
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At issue is SeattleÂs plan to overcome the effects of the cityÂs segregated housing patterns in its 10 high schools.
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NOBLEJAS, Spain Â A small-town Spanish mayor concerned about a high dropout rate in local schools has devised a way to keep kids studying Â pay them.
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Â·  More than 10,000 pupils in poor areas to benefit Â·  English parents may get children's weight warning
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Schools are teaching business courses, like frog-raising, to fight the widespread unemployment among Southeast Asian youth.
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Up to a fifth of Scotland's schools and colleges are poorly led according to a report by inspectors.
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With politicians promising more school places - official figures show many spare places already exist.
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One school in England sticks out a mile for the number of qualifications points achieved by its students.