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When the bus is the schoolhouse

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Photo: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. Photo: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. government terms “persistent poverty,” meaning that it has had poverty rates at or exceeding 20 percent for over 30 years. Photo: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report.

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3 things schools must know about the rising “phigital” student

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In an article published in, of all places, Delta’s Sky Magazine , writer Allison Kaplan details her interview with generational expert and author David Stillman on how Generation Z will begin graduating from college this year and what businesses should expect. “Gen So what does that mean for educators? Well, buckle up and hold on.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via Edsurge : “After Net Neutrality , Experts Expect Changes to FCC’s E-Rate.” Edsurge reports that Weld North Education will still be run by former Kaplan exec Jonathan Grayer. .” More on how the GOP tax plan will effect universities (particularly those with large endowments ) in Inside Higher Ed.

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” That’s Kaplan University and the Art Institutes. More on the Kaplan news via The Chronicle of Higher Education. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “A survey by e-textbook provider VitalSource has found that 50 percent of students who delayed buying textbooks because of high prices saw their grades suffer as a result.”

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Hack Education

Via Education Week : “ E-Rate , Other Universal-Service Funds to Be Transferred to U.S. “ Purdue-Kaplan online university one step closer to reality,” the Journal & Courier reports. .” Via Education Week : “ ESSA Point Man Jason Botel to Leave Education Dept. Post, Sources Say.”

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The department’s proposed language would require a student borrower to demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that their college intended to deceive them or had a reckless disregard for the truth in making claims about job-placement rates, credit transferability and other outcomes.”

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” There are more stories about Purdue University Global, formerly the for-profit Kaplan University, in the “labor and management” section below. ” There are more stories about Purdue University Global, formerly the for-profit Kaplan University, in the “labor and management” section below.