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PBS to Present “Spotlight Education,” A Special Week of Programming Featuring Reports About America’s Students and New Models of Learning, September 12-17

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FRONTLINE, POV, NOVA, TED TALKS, AMERICAN GRADUATE DAY Among the Featured Programs, with Special Reports from PBS NEWSHOUR and PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND; Funded by CPB as Part of American Graduate. In a one-hour special, FRONTLINE presents two films that build on its education reporting. “A Please share this information.

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What researchers learned about online higher education during the pandemic

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Credit: Molly Haley for The Hechinger Report. Much of the pre-pandemic research into online higher education concluded that students in online programs did worse than students in in-person courses, with lower grades, higher dropout rates and poorer performance in subsequent classes. Sign up for our higher education newsletter.

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OPINION: Why Black student parents are at the epicenter of the student debt crisis — and what we can do about it

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When I graduated with a bachelor’s degree from William & Mary in 2003, I desperately needed a job. Department of Education’s Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program. Generation Hope’s experience shows how access to funding and supportive relationships can make a difference in college completion.

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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

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Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report. Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report. Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report. College dropouts cost Minnesota millions of dollars in wasted subsidies and lost revenue each year. College dropouts cost Minnesota millions of dollars in wasted subsidies and lost revenue each year.

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When a college degree is no longer a ticket to the middle class

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Photo: Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. trillion, according to the Federal Reserve, compared with less than $250 billion in 2003. This story about middle class mobility was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

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School counselors keep kids on track. Why are they first to be cut?

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Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. Editor’s note: This story on school counselers is part of Map to the Middle Class , a Hechinger Report series exploring how schools can prepare young people for the good middle-class jobs of the future. Photo: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.

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