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On the Relationship Between Adopting OER and Improving Student Outcomes

Iterating Toward Openness

Leveraging the “No Significant Difference” Effect for OER Advocacy. They are essentially media comparison studies or, to be more precise, license comparison studies. It should surprise no one that media comparison studies find no significant difference in student learning.

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PROOF POINTS: New poll points to college and career benefits of Greek life despite criticism

The Hechinger Report

A new Gallup poll, commissioned by two advocacy organizations, finds that fraternity and sorority members were more likely to say they formed relationships with mentors and professors, were extremely active in extracurricular activities and worked in internships where they could apply what they were learning in their college classes.

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More Colleges Are Offering Income-Share Agreements. Are Students Buying In?

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Since 2018 it has awarded ISAs to roughly 30 students, three of whom graduated this past June. Such claims have caught the attention of consumer-protection advocacy groups like the Student Borrower Protection Center, which has found marketing language that it contends is deceptive and predatory. Is it a loan? Something else?

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The SLIDE Study: A chat with Deb Kachel (Part 2)

NeverEndingSearch

Deb : Using the NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) data from 2015/2016 school year to the 2018/2019. Is that academic leadership and advocacy being spread those through universities to their school librarian alumni? Pennsylvania district comparisons [link] Advanced Search Tool data options. District Profiles.

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Don’t say there’s a lack of STEM talent in the South

The Hechinger Report

His “quiet and relentless advocacy brought hundreds of African Americans into space industry jobs in the Deep South, helping to shift perceptions of black people in ways both subtle and profound,” wrote Michael Fletcher in the story. million from 1990 to 2018 (a 79 percent increase). million to 17.3

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Six reasons you may not graduate on time

The Hechinger Report

Tucci, who will graduate in 2018. Colleges and universities usually require 120 credits for a bachelor’s degree but students graduate with about 135, on average, according to data compiled by Complete College America, a nonprofit research and advocacy group. I’ve actually been able to take 18 credits some semesters,” said Ms.

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Hidden toll: Thousands of schools fail to count homeless students

The Hechinger Report

The gap is often stark: In 18 states, graduation rates for students who experienced homelessness lagged more than 20 percentage points behind the overall rate in both 2017 and 2018. Our analysis focused on non-charter districts in the 2018-19 and 2019-20 school years. Advocacy groups and researchers , too, have surfaced examples.