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

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But it was traumatic when, in Fall 2021, they figured out it had happened. She studies how burdensome paperwork and processes often prevent poor people from accessing health benefits. One of the documents — a complicated certificate evaluating a child’s dental health, vision, hearing and nutrition — is required by the state.

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PROOF POINTS: New wave of research shows nudging students by text is not as promising as hoped

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High school seniors were targeted, as were college dropouts who wanted to resume their studies. Source: “Nudging at scale: Experimental evidence from FAFSA completion campaigns,” March 2021 issue of Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 1/2) Hi [first_name]. None of these guidelines are absolute.

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College tuition breaks for Native students spread, but some tribes are left out

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This story also appeared in Oregon Public Broadcasting Hall — who graduated in 2021 with a doctorate in linguistics from the University of Oregon — is the language coordinator for the Coquille Indian Tribe. Native advocates said some students don’t have this kind of documentation even when they are enrolled in a recognized tribe.

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The Prison to College Pipeline

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It now spans 15 CSU campuses, where it offers academic counseling, opportunities to network, financial advice, tutoring, a community, help in accessing campus resources, financial aid, and more. Study after study lists housing as a primary barrier to educational access for formerly incarcerated students. I’ll just sleep in my car.”

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Students who drop out for mental health struggles are turning to pricey programs to find their way back

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But approximately 113,000 students took leaves of absence in 2021, which included medical leaves for mental health reasons, according to the National Student Clearinghouse. Because of both their scarcity and their cost, these psychiatric rehabilitation programs are accessible to very few students who take mental health leaves from school.

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States were adding lessons about Native American history. Then came the anti-CRT movement

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In a June 2022 report , the department said it had deleted the term “equity” from the title of a report about equitable access to qualified teachers for low-income and minority students. The former School and Educator Equity Report is now called Rates of Access to Qualified Teachers. 12, 2021, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Are the challenges of Puerto Rico’s schools a taste of what other districts will face?

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In August 2021, after successive waves of infection saw schools open and close, in-person schooling finally resumed for students on the island, but not for long. Puerto Rico’s student population has dropped by almost half in 15 years, from almost 550,000 in 2006 to 276,413 in 2021, a decline caused by disasters, mismanagement and migration.