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PROOF POINTS: Lessons from college dropouts who came back

The Hechinger Report

Like many dropouts, Floyd always intended to finish his college education. His father was a college-educated aerospace engineer. The number of college dropouts swelled during the tight labor market; an additional 2 million people joined their ranks from only a year and a half earlier in 2018. It’s kind of funny.”

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Spreading First Aid for Teens’ Mental Health by Training Adults to Help

MindShift

Left untreated, mental health concerns can contribute to high school dropout rates. While educators often want to assist these students, many feel unsure of what to say, especially during a mental health crisis. Spreading the Word. At Lewis and Clark, Wardrip has put her new knowledge to good use.

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Temple University is spending millions to get more students through college, but is there a cheaper way?

The Hechinger Report

Jones, senior vice provost for undergraduate studies at Temple University, and Paul Tough, author of the upcoming book, “Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why,” presented some promising solutions this month during a session at the Education Writers Association’s National Seminar at Boston University.

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

The Hechinger Report

Finding an alternative presented yet another obstacle for the former hairdresser in her quest to get a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from the University of Alaska at Anchorage, which sent the day care center packing because of budget cuts. Education Department data. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter.

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Professors Aren’t Good at Sharing Their Classroom Practices. Teaching Portfolios Might Help.

Edsurge

“It’s the largest portfolio initiative for teaching eportfolios in higher education that’s focused on what am I doing to improve student learning,” says Gerry Hanley, assistant vice chancellor at California State University’s chancellor's office. The rate of dropout or failure is down from 13 to 5 percent.

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Who will Teach the Children?

EdNews Daily

The United States faces a serious educational crisis. Department of Labor figures, that teachers are quitting their jobs at record rates, since such records began to be kept in 2001. In the first ten months of 2018, public educators quit at an average rate of 83 per 10,000 on staff. What subjects are losing the most educators?

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