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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. Amid the Black Lives Matter movement of 2020, calls to Abolish Greek Life gathered momentum. The surveys were conducted in January 2021 and the report is slated to be released on July 20, 2021. But the Ohio study found no future income boost.

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Special education students need a whole child approach

eSchool News

In early 2020, 7.3 In October 2020, a little more than two- thirds of K-12 principals estimated that their students with disabilities would perform somewhat or much lower than they had before the pandemic. An IEP is generally a helpful document if you want to understand a student’s learning needs.

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Lost in translation: Parents of special ed students who don’t speak English often left in the dark

The Hechinger Report

The special education system can be “incredibly difficult for everybody,” said Ramona Hattendorf, director of advocacy for the Arc of King County , which promotes disability rights. About 791,000 English learners participated in special education in 2020, a jump of nearly 30 percent since 2012. In 2020, the U.S.

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OPINION: If we don’t act quickly, the student loan default system could plunge more families into poverty

The Hechinger Report

Like the well-documented effects of traffic fines and court fees, the penalties resulting from federal student loan default plunge too many Americans deeper into financial instability, perpetuating rather than helping to resolve the vicious cycle of poverty. Families cannot afford to wait. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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For some kids, returning to school post-pandemic means a daunting wall of administrative obstacles 

The Hechinger Report

In Atlanta, where Tameka lives, parents must present at least eight documents to enroll their children — twice as many as parents in New York City or Los Angeles. One of the documents — a complicated certificate evaluating a child’s dental health, vision, hearing and nutrition — is required by the state. Where did they go?

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

Edsurge

The highest rates of non-submission were among American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students (as well as students who did not report their race or ethnicity on Common App), and the lowest rates were among white and Asian students. When filling out financial aid forms, her mother had the needed documents prepared, for example.

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Despite mediocre records, for-profit online charter schools are selling parents on staying virtual

The Hechinger Report

In August 2020, Amanda Nemergut was looking for alternatives to in-person public school for her three daughters. At OHDELA, enrollment more than doubled to about 5,200 students in the 2020-2021 school year, according to state data. For 12 years we’ve been documenting their disastrous outcomes, and they’re just resilient.”.

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