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On the Relationship Between Adopting OER and Improving Student Outcomes

Iterating Toward Openness

Leveraging the “No Significant Difference” Effect for OER Advocacy. They had an important role to play in OER advocacy. They might assign resources from the campus library, which students experience as being “free” since the fee they pay in support of the library is bundled with their tuition.

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Why we could soon lose even more Black Teachers

The Hechinger Report

Black teachers were more than twice as likely as other teachers in the winter of 2021 to say they planned to leave their jobs at the end of the 2020-21 school year, according to a report released by the RAND Corporation. That is concerning from a workforce diversity perspective,” says Elizabeth Steiner, the co-author of the report.

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Ideas for Student Civic Action in a Time of Social Uncertainty

Educator Innovator

For example, providing warm clothing for the homeless can grow into advocacy for more essential programs to end homelessness. Next, have students brainstorm other resources they might use to augment what a web or library search offers. Spectacular Things Happen Along the Way ,” a 2008 book by Brian Schultz. By Steven Zemelman.

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Schools in the poorest state become even poorer

The Hechinger Report

The last time schools were fully funded, in 2008, the state spent roughly $2.56 Nancy Loome, executive director and founder of the Parents’ Campaign, a nonprofit and grassroots education advocacy organization. The post Schools in the poorest state become even poorer appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Consumers get more information about a purchase they once made on trust: college

The Hechinger Report

Cal students in the Doe Library at UC Berkeley. Photo: Alison Yin/Hechinger Report. Gates is among the funders of The Hechinger Report, which produced this story.). Department of Education reports, or 13 times as many as visited a previous federal website without postgraduate incomes listed. Of course you do!

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Colleges Are Striking Bulk Deals With Textbook Publishers. Critics Say There Are Many Downsides.

Edsurge

Even though the per-item costs with the bulk courseware arrangements are usually lower than the retail price, the switch eliminates the ability for students to find a used or free alternative from a friend or library. Who Owns Student Data? But what if price isn’t the biggest issue?

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Is California saving higher education?

The Hechinger Report

Photo: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report. Jaelyn Deas and her four best friends shared everything, including late-night study sessions in the library at San Jose State University and a never-ending preoccupation with how they’d pay for their tuition there. Photo: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report. SAN JOSE, Calif.