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Toronto Program Major Success In Preventing High School Drop-Outs |
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Written by Media Release
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Thursday, 19 July 2007 |
Pathways to Education Program in Regent Park has Reduced Drop-Out
Rate from 56% to 10 % - Now Being Expanded in Toronto and Nationally
Toronto, July 16, 2007 – Pathways to Education released today a pro bono evaluation study by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) which demonstrates that the six year old program has had a dramatic result in reducing the high school drop-out rate in Regent Park from 56% to 10% and increasing the proportion of young people attending post-secondary education from 20% to 80%. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 01 October 2007 )
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Alfie Kohn “The Homework Myth” |
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Written by Michael Baker "Room 101"
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Thursday, 21 June 2007 |
Alfie Kohn writes and speaks widely on human behavior, education, and parenting. The author of eleven books and scores of articles, he lectures at education conferences and universities as well as to parent groups and corporations. On this edition of “Room 101” Kohn discusses his latest book, The Homework Myth, in which he discusses the utter lack of research evidence supporting the benefits of homework. In his discussion with Baker, Kohn argues there is not a single research study that finds any academic benefit from homework for elementary students. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 02 October 2007 )
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