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PROOF POINTS: Lessons from college dropouts who came back

The Hechinger Report

Floyd said he lost interest in his studies, was doing poorly in his classes and didn’t want to burden the family with tuition bills. Like many dropouts, Floyd always intended to finish his college education. But as the years went by, his student debt prevented him from even re-applying to college to resume his studies.

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Universities cut services for a big group of their students: those over 25

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Even if the high school graduation rate rose to 100 percent and every one of those students went to college, however, it would fall short by a quarter of a million degree holders, according to a new study by the Education Commission of the States. The disparity will have to be filled older adults, the commission says. 40% of U.S.

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Canadian schools succeed in nudging one minority group to and through college

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Nationally, about 4 percent of Canadians are indigenous, up from 3 percent in 2001. An economic imperative worth $90 billion in Saskatchewan alone, according to the Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies. There are bowls of fresh fruit in the waiting room, and a wide-open study area.

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Schools can’t afford to lose any more Black male educators

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South Carolina has seen its highest number of educator vacancies this year since the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention and Advancement started tracking the trend in 2001. He started teaching social studies at Blythewood High School in Richland 2, a school district in the Midlands, in 2005, the same year the school was founded. “I

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The messy reality of personalized learning

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Bush and Obama administrations, with initiatives such as No Child Left Behind (2001) and Race to the Top (2009), spurred what’s been called a “ nationalization of education politics ” and, many teachers say, a relentless cycle of shiny fads promising to revolutionize the field. (A The George W. There are no exceptions to this.”

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A new test that no student would dread — one that leads to citizenship

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Students need access to quality high schools, citizenship and real pathways to gainful employment, he added. Schools are the perfect teaching grounds for potential citizens because when students go to school, they are doing more than someone who simply studies the materials the U.S. naturalization requirements. Then came 9/11.