A positive piece of information.

This article in Education Week about the decrease of the drop out rate is something we don't hear every day. A positive piece of journalism. The talk about the decline in the student drop-out rate for the last four years. They also outline some really cool and innovative ways that some of the worst school districts are using to recapture students who have already dropped out. The author, Sarah D. Sparks talks about how some of the previously notorious Drop-out Factories are turning around at a good rate. I do worry that they may be cutting corners but the article doesn't talk about how well these students are doing compared with other standards. I am glad to see that something is being done in education to help these students, who normally would slip through the cracks.