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Study: Third-Grade Retention Has Positive Effects for Student Outcomes

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. NaYoung Hwang Grade retention, the practice of having students repeat a grade if they do not pass certain proficiency thresholds, has been argued to help children develop their reading and literacy skills in early grades, preparing them for educational pursuits in the future. As of 2019, 18 U.S.

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Recommendations to Increase Online Student Retention: A Delphi Study, By Dr. Danielle Kish

ACPA

Online dropout rates continue to be a severe problem for HEI leaders as low retention rates continue (Muljana & Tian, 2019; Radovan, 2019). and nontraditional online students have higher dropout rates in the first academic year than nontraditional students attending a ground-campus course/program (Ellis, 2019).

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U Kentucky Hits Graduation and Retention Goals by Giving iPads to Every Student

Campus Technology

In 2019, the University of Kentucky (UK) the Smart Campus iPad Initiative: a plan to give every incoming, degree-seeking, first-time undergraduate student an iPad Air, loaded with UK apps; a Smart Keyboard; and an Apple Pencil to support digital equity, in the hopes of increasing graduation and retention rates and reducing costs.

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A Positive Environment of Engagement and Retention in the Online Learning Environment  

Faculty Focus

She earned her BSN (2007), MSN (2010), and DNP (2019), with a leadership emphasis from Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing in Peoria, IL. link] The post A Positive Environment of Engagement and Retention in the Online Learning Environment appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

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A Positive Environment of Engagement and Retention in the Online Learning Environment  

Faculty Focus

She earned her BSN (2007), MSN (2010), and DNP (2019), with a leadership emphasis from Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing in Peoria, IL. link] The post A Positive Environment of Engagement and Retention in the Online Learning Environment appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

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University of Utah Showcases Positive Impacts of Diversity

Insight Into Diversity

On Monday, the institution released a scorecard that highlights the positive impacts of campus equity initiatives since their establishment in 2019. Among the data reported are healthier first-year GPAs, higher student retention, and higher average graduation rates.

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Stay in school! Rate of first-year students persisting rivals pre-pandemic

University Business

New data on first-year students’ persistence and retention rates is the latest example of higher education finally overcoming the pandemic’s influence. National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s 2023 Persistence and Retention report concludes that first-year students in fall 2021 had a 75.7%