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Why do we need to make every possible effort to prevent kids from dropping out of school?
"A new report from the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University finds that one in 10 young male high school dropouts are in custody on an average day. For black men, it's worse: one in four are in jail or detention. The study finds that the higher the educational attainment level, the lower the incarceration rates."
"The researchers calculate that cutting a school’s TSL from a mean of 115 students to 80 translates to a 16 percentage-point increase in the rate of students scoring “proficient” on state exams."
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Hallelujah! Although any K-12 teacher could have told William Ouchi that our kids would learn more if we decreased the TSL (Total Student Load), at least someone with the data to prove it is now speaking out. The questions, however, are will anyone listen, and, if so, do we have the money to reduce student loads? I just ordered Ouchi's book and look forward to reading what else he found that would increase student achievement.