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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

The Hechinger Report

When I graduated with a bachelor’s degree from William & Mary in 2003, I desperately needed a job. Because of this outdated notion, very few colleges even keep data on whether their students are parents. In addition, I had $30,000 in student debt. In recent years, as U.S. student loan debt climbed to $1.6

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Inside Maine’s disastrous roll out of proficiency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

In theory, proficiency-based models let students learn at their own pace, speeding up if they grasp a concept quickly, and getting extra help if they struggle. In practice, though, it can take many different forms, including independent study, learning communities and online programs. In 2003, the Gates Foundation gave RISC $5.8

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Why haven’t new federal rules unleashed more innovation in schools?

The Hechinger Report

His school and his state are trailblazers in personalized learning, a method that tailors instruction to students’ individual interests and learning speeds. Personalized learning advocates had big hopes for ESSA, enacted in 2015. About 20 other states sprinkled elements of personalized learning into their plans.

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Universities increasingly turn to graduate programs to balance their books

The Hechinger Report

Meanwhile, data from states that track graduates’ income show that, even after all that debt, people with master’s degrees in some fields, including early childhood education, philosophy and art, make less than others with only bachelor’s or even associate degrees. Many say they got inadequate advising and support. Thomas University.

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More on the Cost Trap and Inclusive Access

Iterating Toward Openness

Ask a publisher why inclusive access is good for students and the list of reasons they will provide sounds like it came straight off a 2013 OER advocacy slide. The question we must each ask ourselves is – what is the real goal of our OER advocacy? We are focused on the advantages of OER-enabled pedagogy.

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The number of grandparents raising grandchildren is up, thanks in part to the opioid epidemic

The Hechinger Report

By 2014, the latest year for which data is available, that number had risen to 2.7 In order to serve this hidden population, the Senior Services Department in Clayton County, Georgia — where Eschman has raised her grandchildren — started the Kinship Care Program in 2003. The Census Bureau’s 2005 American Community Survey counted 2.4

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Interactive: Explore who gains most from canceling student debt

The Hechinger Report

A Hechinger analysis of federal data provides additional dimensions to the picture of student debt. New lending remains around $100 billion per year, the biggest share of which is unsubsidized Stafford loans, according to College Board data. What about net wealth? How would borrowers of different races be affected?

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