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Community colleges tackle another challenge: Students recovering from past substance use

The Hechinger Report

But it’s only in the last dozen or so years that programs began popping up at community colleges; Minneapolis College’s program, opened in 2017, was the first in Minnesota and the fifth in the nation. Today, more than 170 programs exist across the U.S. and Canada. During the pandemic, the program moved online and participation dropped.

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OPINION: Studying humanities can prepare the next generation of social justice leaders

The Hechinger Report

By July 2021, 72 percent of undergraduates said that their awareness of social justice issues had increased over the preceding year, and just under half reported that their involvement in social justice efforts was impacting their career choices, according to a survey by Best Colleges.

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Colleges Are Missing Out on Students Who Start — But Don’t Finish — Their Applications

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For the 2017-18 academic season, for example, 71 percent of Common App users who did not submit an application through the platform still attended college within the next academic year, according to the analysis. During the 2021-2022 school year, the latest year for which data is available, the nationwide average was 408-to-1.

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Library 2.0 Mini-Conference on "Mental Health and Wellbeing" - 1300 Signups Already, Call for Proposals Now Open

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We will also explore the “opportunity to reimagine our futures, to renew and adapt our institutions and to craft new stories about who we are and what we value” ( United Nations' Human Development Report 2021/2022 ). President of the American Library Association 2018-2019. Garcia-Febo has a long history of service with library associations.

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Announcing the First Library 2.023 Mini-Conference: "Mental Health and Wellness: Library Workers Thriving in Uncertain Times"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We will also explore the “opportunity to reimagine our futures, to renew and adapt our institutions and to craft new stories about who we are and what we value” ( United Nations' Human Development Report 2021/2022 ). President of the American Library Association 2018-2019. Garcia-Febo has a long history of service with library associations.

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In New York state, students can be suspended for up to an entire school year

The Hechinger Report

Brentwood Union Free School District gave out 466 long-term suspensions from 2017-18 to 2021-22. Related: When your disability gets you sent home from school In 2021-22 alone, the 17 school districts that provided data issued more than 1,600 long-term suspensions, an average of nine per school day. That’s not what happens.”

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

A Tech Exchange employee works in the nonprofit’s warehouse in May 2021. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report Boxes of #OaklandUndivided devices wait for student pickup at Castlemont High School in May 2021. In May 2021, Think College Now elementary students sit in class after returning to in-person learning.