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

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Department of Education data analyzed by The Hechinger Report. That, in turn, contributes to the fact that more than a third of students who start college still haven’t earned degrees after six years, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center reports , often piling up loan debt with no payoff.

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Schools in the poorest state become even poorer

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Nancy Loome, executive director and founder of the Parents’ Campaign, a nonprofit and grassroots education advocacy organization. One of the newer buildings on the school’s campus hasn’t been painted since it was built in 2006. The post Schools in the poorest state become even poorer appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Should Wall Street pay for preschool?

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Photo: Kyle Spencer/The Hechinger Report. Department of Education “Center of Excellence” in 2006 — by 3,500 seats over five years. In fact, after the first year, they reported a success rate of close to 99 percent. Photo: Kyle Spencer/The Hechinger Report. Public education should not be market-driven. Last year, the U.S.

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