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Computer science claims slight victory in high schools

eSchool News

high schools–51 percent–offer foundational computer science, up from 35 percent in 2018. The new statistics come from the 2021 State of Computer Science Education: Accelerating Action Through Advocacy , released by Code.org, the Computer Science Teachers Association, and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance.

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OPINION: Left out: Dreamers miss too may education opportunities that could change their lives

The Hechinger Report

Data and research show that access to college coursework while in high school increases college enrollment, success and graduation rates and has a positive impact on academic performance. Too often, though, that advocacy for the future overshadows immediate opportunities to expand Dreamers’ college access despite state and local policies.

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The State of Computer Science Report Reveals Progress and Challenges in US Education

eSchool News

It provides an update on national and state-level computer science education policy, including policy trends, maps, state summaries, and implementation data. Scroll down for some takeaways and data highlights. The 7th annual report on K-12 computer science in the United States dropped today. Dig in to the whole report here.

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As more youth struggle with behavior and traditional supports fall short, clinicians are partnering with lawyers to help

The Hechinger Report

Kathryn Meyer, left, attorney at the Center for Children’s Advocacy, and Christiana Mills, are part of the Yale Child Student Center in New Haven, Connecticut. RELATED: Low academic expectations and poor support for special education students are ‘hurting their future’ The post-COVID data shows that New Haven is far from alone.

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

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During the last pre-pandemic college application cycle, 2018-19, nearly 1.2 He and Preston Magouirk, chief data officer at the nonprofit DC College Access Program, took that step back. Census Bureau and school features from the Common Core of Data maintained by the U.S. But barriers to completion predate the pandemic.

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Smoothing the path for immigrants to finish their college degrees

The Hechinger Report

Latinos are the fastest growing demographic group in the United States , but data shows they are less likely than other racial and ethnic groups to have earned a college diploma. About 7 percent of Davenport’s undergraduate students identify as Hispanic or Latino, and 34 percent as nonwhite, according to data from the Department of Education.

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