education
Strategic plan reduced school dropout rates from 58% to 12% with innovative business ideas
The department of Atlantico has managed to reduce high school dropout rates from 58% to 12% in the last four years, thanks to the implementation of innovative strategies promoted by the Alliance for the Transformation of High School Education (Atem), which brought together 11 education secretariats from different regions of the country in Barranquilla.
TL;DR
- Atlantico has reduced high school dropout rates from 58% to 12% in four years.
- The Alliance for the Transformation of High School Education (Atem) spearheaded these innovative strategies.
- The program focuses on retaining students during the crucial transition from ninth to eleventh grade.
- Nationally, 1.5 million students do not complete high school.
- Initiatives like 'Crack the Code' integrate digital skills and business planning.
- The program is supported by foundations and private companies.
- The goal is to equip students with skills for their future and life projects.