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More students are leaving college without a degree

The Hechinger Report

The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that between 2016 and 2026, employment will grow by 10 percent for jobs that require a bachelor’s degree – faster than the growth projected for all occupations. That number jumped to 36 million by December of 2018, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

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How to help struggling young readers

The Hechinger Report

The repercussions of not learning to read are magnified for poor children: Research shows that low-income children who cannot read at grade level by third grade are six times more likely to become high school dropouts. “In So far, results are promising. It was very rigorous.”.

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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

The Hechinger Report

He estimated that nearly one in three new jobs created through 2026 will require education beyond high school. As the college itself put it in its 2016 equity and inclusion plan : “The community college does not look like the community.”. Paul College that shows students’ countries of origin. Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report.

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How to Prepare Students in the Early Years to Read at Grade Level

MindShift

The repercussions of not learning to read are magnified for poor children: Research shows that low-income children who cannot read at grade level by third grade are six times more likely to become high school dropouts. Kindergarten teacher Rosy Taveras, pictured left, receives feedback from reading coach, Xiania Foster.

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Eclipsed by urban counterparts, rural nonwhites go to college at equally low rates

The Hechinger Report

Factor in the higher dropout rate among nonwhite students in rural high schools, and the odds that black and Hispanic students from areas like this will ever earn degrees are just as low as for their urban counterparts.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Meanwhile, the state has given initial approval for ECOT to become a “dropout school.” ” His attorney says he will fight for the right to be paid the full value of his contract, which runs through 2026 – that’s over $40 million in salary and bonuses. ” Immigration and Education. Investigation.”