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More high school grads than ever are going to college, but 1 in 5 will quit

The Hechinger Report

Fifty-five percent who started in 2015 were gone by the following year, the most recent period for which the figures are available, according to U.S. That’s up 4 percentage points since 2006. Department of Education data analyzed by The Hechinger Report. The university did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

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More on the Cost Trap and Inclusive Access

Iterating Toward Openness

For example, in 2015 I wrote that “My ultimate goal is this: I want to (1) radically improve the quality of education as judged by learners, and (2) radically improve access to education. The question we must each ask ourselves is – what is the real goal of our OER advocacy? And I want to do it worldwide.”

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5 Reasons to Address Cyber Security

edWeb.net

He is a former teacher but spent 20 years away from the classroom working as a technology attorney and software executive. Juan was selected as 2015 Texas Latino Superintendent and was one of 100 Superintendents to participate in the National ConnectED Superintendents Summit at the White House.

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Should Wall Street pay for preschool?

The Hechinger Report

Department of Education “Center of Excellence” in 2006 — by 3,500 seats over five years. Former President Barack Obama’s Department of Education embraced the idea in the 2015 education bill known as the Every Student Succeeds Act, which paved the way for the federal grants. Public education should not be market-driven.

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