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

The Hechinger Report

Instances of blatant racist and homophobic behavior are well documented. Gallup characterized the differences in perceptions between fraternity and sorority alumni and their unaffiliated peers as large and consistent with the positive findings of an earlier Gallup poll of college graduates in 2014, also funded by Greek advocacy groups.

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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 Overall, they found that 24 percent of students who started the Common App in 2018-19 did not complete it. When filling out financial aid forms, her mother had the needed documents prepared, for example. But barriers to completion predate the pandemic.

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It’s Time to Plan World Read Aloud Week 2018

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

It’s time for us all to start making plans and building excitement for World Read Aloud Day 2018 with Litworld. This year, World Read Aloud Day takes place on February 1, 2018, but many of us will celebrate the entire week of January 29-February 2, 2018. World Read Aloud Day 2018 Planning Document.

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Students Need More Financial Aid Than What They Applied for. A Free New Tool Can Help.

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Called SwiftStudent , the website walks students through the documents and forms they need in order to submit a financial aid appeal to their institution’s aid office. Nearly 19 million students applied for financial aid during the 2017-2018 year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

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Students sick of ‘lip service’ from universities over racism

The Hechinger Report

Lourdes Torrey was only a few weeks into her first year at the University of Missouri in 2018 when she heard a white student in the dorm room next to hers use the N-word. In a state where almost one-third of residents are Black, in 2018, only 8 percent of students at the flagship university were Black and only 3 percent were Black men.

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USC Shoah Foundation and Discovery Education Announce 2018 IWitness Video Challenge Winners

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Monday, June 18, 2018) – In an effort to spark a social movement against hatred in all forms, USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education – and Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, today announced the winners of the 2018 IWitness Video Challenge.

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OPINION: The Opt Out movement is gaining ground, quietly

The Hechinger Report

But during the past four years, New York parents have actively excluded about one in five students from taking the annual state tests (including 18 percent in the spring 2018 test administration). Moreover, the movement has yet to form an advocacy arm that calls for specific changes and a reform agenda. Indeed, in 2016, the U.S.