Education Dive – Amelia Harper
“The Burnsville High School experiment is another example of an innovative way schools are seeking to improve graduation rates and better prepare students for the more specialized demands of the current job market. According to a 2013 New York Times article, a large survey of high school dropouts revealed that “about half cited uninteresting classes as a major reason for their decision. Four out of five said they wished they’d had more opportunity to do real-world learning in high school.”” (more)