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Lexington School District 2 cut its dropout rate from 5% to 1.8% while boosting graduation rates and college readiness in one year. The dramatic turnaround shows what happens when schools focus on keeping every student on track.
A Texas school district once facing 800 dropouts has trimmed that number to just 12 through door-to-door home visits and sustained community effort. The same district just earned straight A's and B's across all 44 campuses.
A school designed for students at risk of dropping out just achieved a 97.2% graduation rate, crushing both state standards and similar schools across Ohio. Coshocton Opportunity School is proving that every student can succeed with the right support.
A power company's six-figure donation will help 50 more Louisiana students get the support they need to graduate. The funding brings intensive case management to kids struggling with attendance, behavior, or grades.
Over 520,000 more Italian students are staying in school and learning better than ever before. The country just beat its 2030 dropout goal four years early, with southern regions leading the charge.
Nigeria just gave 1.9 million students permanent academic IDs to track their education journey from primary school through graduation. The system aims to catch dropouts early and prevent exam fraud while building the country's first complete database of learners.
In one of India's largest states, a focused push on education has slashed student dropout rates by 84% in just eight years. Now Uttar Pradesh wants to bring that number to zero.
