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It’s Time To Unlearn & Relearn Learning

EdNews Daily

Our schools are, in a sense, factories in which the raw products (children) are to be shaped and fashioned into products to meet the various demands of life.” (4) University of California, California high school dropouts cost state $46.4 The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2008), pp. Pear Press, San Francisco, 2008).

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OPINION: What if corporate America did more to raise the high school graduation rate?

The Hechinger Report

AT&T may have committed $450 million since 2008 through its Aspire program to support making education a stronger, data-driven enterprise, but corporate America can play a bigger role, especially in light of numerous recent statements about the need for an educated workforce. appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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OPINION: What health care can teach educators about the difference between ‘equal’ and ‘equitable’

The Hechinger Report

Equal treatment — giving the exact same service to everyone — isn’t the same thing as equitable treatment, which is providing what each child needs to meet a particular goal. What can we do about these dilemmas posed by a standardized system trying — and failing — to meet the needs of so many children?

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PROOF POINTS: COVID has been bad for college enrollment — but awful for community college students

The Hechinger Report

Even for students who are poor enough to qualify for free tuition, it’s been a turbulent year to submit documents and meet paperwork deadlines to receive financial aid. But the fall data show that white students are now matching these same high dropout rates. Native American college students have declined the most, down 11 percent.

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College students predicted to fall by more than 15% after the year 2025

The Hechinger Report

“When the financial crisis hit in 2008, young people viewed that economic uncertainty as a cause for reducing fertility,” said Grawe. “The number of kids born from 2008 to 2011 fell precipitously. The institution’s existence is dependent on meeting the expectations of the student.”

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PROOF POINTS: Inside the perplexing study that’s inspired colleges to drop remedial math

The Hechinger Report

When Alexandra Logue served as the chief academic officer of the City University of New York (CUNY) from 2008 to 2014, she discovered that her 25-college system was spending over $20 million a year on remedial classes. The confusion stems from the study design.

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Couch surfing, living in cars: Housing insecurity derails foster kids’ college dreams 

The Hechinger Report

Related: ‘Revolutionary housing’: How colleges aim to support formerly incarcerated students A major move to disrupt the foster-to-homelessness pipeline at the federal level began with legislation in 2008 that helped states extend foster care services from 18 to 21 years of age. County colleges.

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