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

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Jones discussed programs at Temple that provide financial resources to students the university thinks are at risk of dropping out, while Tough discussed the power of just telling students they belong in college—a potentially far cheaper solution to the college dropout crisis. The university then provides those students with increased support.

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Proficiency and NAEP scores: Let’s stop talking about trivial distinctions and focus on ending inequality instead

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Just as an example, in its long-term trend assessment, NAEP reports on results for 9-, 13-, and 17-year olds, but in the national assessment reported this week it focuses on grades 4, 8, and 12. On the long-term trend assessment, NAEP scores for 17-year olds increased in both reading and math between 1971 and 2012.

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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. trillion by 2060, based on current trends, a book coauthored by Hobby Center director and former U.S. That’s double and triple the proportion of non-indigenous Canadians, respectively. Census Bureau head Steve Murdock calculates.

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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. Poor pay, increased public scrutiny, micromanagement and other issues exacerbated by the pandemic have contributed to more vacancies nationwide.

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The messy reality of personalized learning

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It was the latest big-fix trend in K-12 education, and Gist, a favored daughter of Silicon Valley philanthropists, offered up the nation’s smallest state as a laboratory mouse. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter. The George W.