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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 only way I know that this can be changed is when there’s access to higher education.”. The only way I know that this can be changed is when there’s access to higher education.”. It impedes access to institutions they might be qualified for, because it’s not being accepted.”. How is it going to be accessible?

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How a Chinatown school is trying to bring more diversity to theater

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There are just a few weeks left until their big trip to Atlanta for a three-day event called the Junior Theater Festival, and they’re hoping to add another trophy to the assortment that fills the school’s front lobby. NEW YORK — It’s 3 p.m. Sit up straight!” calls out instructor Kyle Garvin from the base of the stage.

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What if we hired for skills, not degrees?

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In late 2017, a research project led by the Harvard Business School, a workforce organization called Grads of Life and the consulting firm Accenture concluded in a report, “Dismissed by Degrees,” that employers “appear to be closing off their access to the two-thirds of the U.S. workforce that does not have a four-year college degree.”

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Students, feeling nickel-and-dimed, force new scrutiny of college fees

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And the resulting decline in borrowing and dropout rates on those campuses suggest the toll that fees were taking on their students. Dropout rates have also fallen. Georgia’s Board of Regents added a $100 “special institutional fee” in 2009 when state funding was cut near the start of the recession. million to $4.2

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

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Santos took advantage of Dartmouth’s First Year Student Enrichment Program , which offers pre-orientation events, workshops, retreats and an array of supports. Related: In an era of inequity, more and more financial aid is going to the rich. Jay Davis, the dean who heads the program, also keeps a box of Kleenex handy in his office.

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