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As students return to college, a basic question persists: What are they learning?

The Hechinger Report

But will they actually learn anything? Higher education has found itself under increasing pressure to change that, just as has happened in elementary and secondary schools, where a battery of standardized tests constantly check in on what students know. We’ve never really had to demonstrate our learning,” said McCormick.

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Schools in the poorest state become even poorer

The Hechinger Report

A child rides a bike on the playground at Global Connections Learning Center in Jackson. billion on elementary and secondary education. By comparison, the national average is about 20.4 One of the newer buildings on the school’s campus hasn’t been painted since it was built in 2006. Photo: Jackie Mader. JACKSON, Miss.

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Research on early college high schools indicates they may pay for themselves in the long run

The Hechinger Report

Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. Three classes of students (those who started ninth grade in 2005, 2006 and 2007) were followed for six years after high school. T hose with associate degrees earn an additional $224,000, based on prior studies of the returns to post-secondary education. Weekly Update.

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US Edtech Investments Peak Again With $1.45 Billion Raised in 2018

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Over time, as investors learned which business models worked—and which didn’t—some have fled the sector. Companies whose products serve preschool and professional learning sectors also raised $350 million (represented as the “Other” category in the graph below). Those who stayed have become selective. billion invested in 2018, U.S.

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