LearningMatters | Learning Matters: Early College HS in South Texas, Part 1 @LearningMatters | Uploaded July 2012 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
In the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo school district in South Texas, Superintendent Daniel King is turning his district around. Just five years ago, almost half of the students were dropping out of high school. Today, students are not only staying in school — but many are graduating with college credits and some are even earning their two-year Associates degrees. The strategy — making education more challenging and interesting — seems to be working.
Part 1 deals with some of the challenges that Superintendent King faced upon taking over the district, and the solutions he and his team crafted.
In the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo school district in South Texas, Superintendent Daniel King is turning his district around. Just five years ago, almost half of the students were dropping out of high school. Today, students are not only staying in school — but many are graduating with college credits and some are even earning their two-year Associates degrees. The strategy — making education more challenging and interesting — seems to be working.
Part 1 deals with some of the challenges that Superintendent King faced upon taking over the district, and the solutions he and his team crafted.
