Under pressure to raise graduation rates and better serve students at risk of falling behind or dropping out, a growing number of districts are turning to online courses as a means of helping them ...

The way districts design their online credit recovery systems can make a big difference in whether the programs provide needed support for struggling students—or just an empty credit. Nearly 7 in 10 ...

As schools battle learning loss that followed from remote learning during COVID-19, K-12 districts are increasingly relying on online credit recovery programs to get students back on track to ...

Graduation rates have been rising for over a decade. Indeed, even during the pandemic, as students learned less and chronic absenteeism exploded, graduation rates continued to rise. One important part ...

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JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Jonesboro High School has offered students an opportunity to retake courses in person that they failed last semester via virtual learning with a new credit recovery program.

In 2019, Oxnard Union High School District had the lowest graduation rate in Ventura County at 85.4%. An online credit recovery program has helped boost rates to about 90%. As many as 4,000 students ...

A startling rise in failing grades during the pandemic was one of the most worrying signs that students were struggling. Now, high schools in particular have a challenge ahead: figuring out how to ...

If you’re wondering whether colleges accept credit recovery, the answer hinges on several factors. Whether or not the course is accredited and how rigorous it is are among the considerations for ...

COLUMBIA — Discussion around the school grading legislation advancing through the Statehouse has focused on its anti-grade floor provision, which would stop districts from setting an artificial ...

Credit recovery is an option for students who fail courses in high schools to get back on-track to graduation. But educators and experts said the online courses may not be rigorous enough and cheats ...