Changing Lives

Here you'll find the stories of people who are changing lives by helping students stay in school and graduate.

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Teaching Metacognition
Can it reduce dropout rate? (TeachersNet)

Keep Middle Schoolers Moving Forward
By Paul Rayius
He builds on their passions.

I Am an Educator  (Videos)
Teachers, parents, & community saved student. (See Clyde, the English teacher)  (1:19 min) (NEA)

A Tale of Three Sisters
Will the Pele girls graduate this year?

Georgia Has Fewer Dropouts
Graduation coaches helped struggling kids.

Art Therapy
By John Rosales
Psychology & painting help at-risk students. (NEA Today 2007)

Reaching for their Dreams
By Danielle Taylor
Educating students whose parents are in prison. (NEA Today 2007)

Students Come Alive in Automotive Class
By Steve Schuld
Teacher capitalizes on their enthusiasm.

Long-Term Absentees
By Emily Mann
Find out why they don't return.

Students Face Obstacles
By Denise Arrigo
Teachers need to find out what they need.

Meeting Students Where They Are
By Joseph Webb
Age is irrelevant.

Not Dropouts - Comeback Kids!
By Darlene Johnson
Alternative high school teacher works with children who've overcome many challenges.

Student-Authors Set to Graduate
By Barbara Murphy
Her 14 inner city students head to college.

Helping Students Who Are Stumbling
By Bernard Nabozny 
Staff searches for ways to meet students' needs.

Teacher Kept 12-Year Promise
By Sheri Green
Attended her kindergartners' high school graduation.

Adapting the School Setting
By Virginia Beaston
Teacher opens her homeroom to student.

How Effective Is Alternative Education?
By Mary Alsop
Does it help students graduate?

We Provided Alternative Schooling
By Mary Alsop
What more could we have done?

"I Don't Need to Graduate"
By Christine Sokalski
In-school tutoring paid off.

Boosting Hispanic Graduation Rates
Missouri teacher's work earned NEA award in 2005.

Articles by Would-Be Dropouts

Back to High School at 20
By Sylvia Perez
She went back to earn her diploma.

I Want To Go Back To School
By Jenissa M.
It's hard for this 16-year-old mother to take care of an infant and get an education.

I Am Not a Dropout
By Angela P.
Student inspires another student to stay in school and get out of the 'hood.