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The Asian Money Fueling US Edtech Investments

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So states a recent Wall Street Journal report on the tens of billions of dollars that Chinese companies have poured on U.S. million (Seed) 2016 TAL Education Wonder Workshop $20 million (B) 2016 Sinovation Ventures, WI Harper Group Source: EdSurge, Crunchbase Where Business Booms. Lee contributed to the report.

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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. Luckily for Nyakora — and the patient, Operation’s “Cavity Sam” —the surgery is only a game, part of a stress-management workshop for freshmen and sophomores in a program for underrepresented students here at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

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Schools that foster trust among parents, teachers, and school leaders are more likely to see academic improvement than schools that do little or fail to foster trust ( Bryk and Schneider, 2003 ). Teacher leadership is also critical for school improvement efforts to succeed.

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

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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. This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news website focused on inequality and innovation in education.

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Needing students, Appalachian colleges reach out to fast-growing Hispanic population

The Hechinger Report

The proportion of students in kindergarten through 12 th grade nationwide that is Hispanic has increased to 25 percent from 19 percent since 2003, while the black, non-Hispanic population has dropped to 16 percent, and the white, non-Hispanic population, to 50 percent from 59 percent. Read more about higher education.

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How to build an engineer: Start young

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Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report. Forty-nine percent of the jobs in science and engineering were held by white men in 2015, according to the National Science Foundation’s report on “ Women, Minorities and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering.”. Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report. QUINCY, Wash. —

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STUDENT VOICE: ‘I never imagined that I’d attend a four-year college, especially not while raising and supporting a son’

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It took me from 2003 until 2011 to complete the credits needed for my high school diploma. I relied on my support network and resources like the transfer workshops that the college offered. It was also in 2011 that I had my son. Life went on until 2016 — the year the dominoes started cascading. It might not be as fast as you hoped.

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