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TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt expert can discuss methods for improving graduation rate
9/14/2006
10:33 am
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 Carolyn Hughes “Gov. Bredesen has set an ambitious and important goal of raising graduation rates to 90 percent in Tennessee. As he has noted, this will take a multi-faceted solution considering the scope of the problem—some Metropolitan Nashville schools have dropout rates as high as 50 percent,” Hughes said. “Strategies that should be examined include: mentoring, service-learning opportunities, individualized instruction, collaborations with families and communities, career education and workforce readiness, and early intervention to address potential problems.” Hughes is a member of a committee appointed by Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell to reduce the dropout rate. She leads the Peabody Mentoring Program at Vanderbilt University, which brings Vanderbilt student-mentors to help students work toward high school completion and to learn more about college life. Media contact: Melanie Moran, (615) 322-NEWS Melanie.moran@vanderbilt.edu |
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