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

The Hechinger Report

In 2009, for example, the state passed legislation requiring many schools to give them priority for on-campus housing. During the 2021-22 academic year, eight CSU campuses referred students and funneled about $5.2 The program served 1,598 CSU students in 2021-22, up 40% from the year before.

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Implementing Innovation Strategies to Make School Districts More Equitable

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As the disruptions and changes continue to unfold during 2021, he recommends using an adaptive system design to change the structures and collective mindsets within school districts. McNulty is the president of the National Dropout Prevention Center (NDPC) and the Successful Practices Network (SPN). WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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After a tough but promising freshman year, Dartmouth student tackles change at elite campuses

The Hechinger Report

Dartmouth says first-generation college students have ranged between 10 to 15 percent of each entering class since it started tracking the number in 2009; they will be 13 percent of the incoming class, its most selective ever.

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