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Many state flagship universities leave black and Latino students behind

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Leave this field empty if you're human: “It matters who’s enrolled at flagships, because they tend to go on to be leaders in their states, particularly in politics and in business,” said Andrew Nichols, director of higher education research and data analytics at The Education Trust, an advocacy group that focuses on college access.

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What happens when college students discuss lab work in Spanish, philosophy in Chinese or opera in Italian?

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Enrollments are down 15 percent since 2009 — even though more and more students want global experiences, such as international internships and study abroad programs, and a chance to practice languages they do speak. The Modern Language Association reported a 9.2 percent drop in college language class enrollments and a 5.3

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Eligible but got nothing: Hundreds of thousands of people with disabilities blocked from college aid

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More than 800,000 people with disabilities found eligible for services received no assistance between 2010 and 2014, according to federal data. She moved to Milwaukee in October 2010 and called her new caseworker there — repeatedly. Cathy Steffke, an advocacy specialist at Disability Rights Wisconsin.

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In Puerto Rico, the odds are against high school grads who want to go to college

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The Puerto Rican rate is from 2009-2010, the latest available in a territory whose government produces few up-to-date statistics, and which federal counts often don’t include; experts say it’s likely only gotten lower since then. Department of Education says.

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Inside Maine’s disastrous roll out of proficiency-based learning

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In 2009, Gates gave half a million to the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, which describes itself as New England’s largest education-focused philanthropy, to lead a four-state effort to remake the region’s schools. Nellie Mae, which had $430 million in assets at the end of 2009, began investing its own money in Maine, too.

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The college-going gap between Black and white Americans was always bad. It’s getting worse

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Already down by 22 percent between 2010 and 2020, or by more than 650,000 students, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, it has fallen by another 7 percent since then, more recent figures from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center show. That’s down from 66 percent in 2010. “In

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Critical Steps for Safeguarding Data Privacy

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Prior to joining Leander ISD, Dr. Gearing served as Superintendent of Dripping Springs ISD from 2012-2019 and as Superintendent of Marshall ISD from 2009–2012. citizen in 2010. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

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