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...useful lesson for M.I.T.'s students if the gatekeeper who gets to award the golden credential of a degree from the world's most prestigious technical institution is someone who lacks that kind of credential. It would say, "Don't let it go to your head. An M.I.T. diploma isn't necessary. In fact, it isn't sufficient either. There are qualities that M.I.T.'s admissions office can't sort for and its distinguished professors can't teach. And as you go off to face the world with your M.I.T. degree, you may or may not have them...
...Multiple Pathways to Graduation. That turned out to be more correct than anyone had imagined: 93% of dropouts had a history of being overage and undercredited. In fact, once students fell into this category, they had just a 19% chance of finishing high school or getting a graduate equivalency diploma...
Some of the biggest surprises in the midst of this enormous crisis were the small bright spots. The study showed that a number of existing programs were remarkably effective in propelling dead-end students toward a diploma. Transfer schools--small, personalized high schools specially designed for kids who have fallen seriously behind--had a 56% graduation rate, compared with 19% for such high-risk kids at ordinary high schools, and some transfer schools were graduating nearly 70%. Another program, Young Adult Borough Centers (YABCs), which operates in the late afternoon and evening for students 17 or older, was enabling about...
Students are pushed toward New York State's demanding Regents diploma, which means passing seven exams, and toward higher education. They must participate in the city's Learning to Work program, which teaches employment skills, provides college and career counseling, and offers subsidized internships. While not everyone loves his or her internship, Garcia was so inspired by her stint at a youth newspaper that she now hopes to study journalism in college...
...very big deal for me. It let me see what life could be like doing this. It was one of those moments I’ll never forget,” says Jackiw. Jackiw, who will graduate from Harvard this semester, will also receive an Artist Diploma from the New England Conservatory (NEC). Although many serious musicians choose to go to a conservatory over a liberal arts school, Jackiw wanted the experience of both. “A lot of people who are serious about music go to arts high schools or are home-schooled,” says Jackiw...