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How districts can proactively protect against school shootings

eSchool News

Key points: Students and educators report feeling increasingly unsafe in their schools A school safety plan should include both reactive and proactive measures See related article: 4 considerations for school safety solutions The U.S. continues to grapple with its gun-related violence problem as new shootings make headlines every day.

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PROOF POINTS: 861 colleges and 9,499 campuses have closed down since 2004

The Hechinger Report

Thirty-five colleges and universities shut down in 2021, a 70 percent decrease from 2016, when a peak of 120 colleges shuttered, according to an analysis of federal data by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO). adults who have student loans and no degree. It is a serious hardship for the students.”.

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PROOF POINTS: How much does it cost to produce a community college graduate?

The Hechinger Report

Austin Community College is one of 50 community colleges in Texas that researchers analyzed to determine how much ought to be spent educating students. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report Community colleges say they can’t help the neediest students get through college successfully without more funding.

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What happened when a South Carolina city embraced career education for all its students

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Ariel Gilreath/The Hechinger Report. Across the country, schools have shifted toward career-focused education in recent years, reviving a long-running debate on whether the purpose of education is to prepare students for jobs or to be well-rounded citizens. It was engineering week at A.J.

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Ancora High School Partners with McGraw Hill to Launch New Online High School for Adults

eSchool News

In 2020, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the high school dropout rate was 5.3% For students who may not have access to these tools and are near an Ancora Education partner school, access to computer labs is available at no charge.

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Couch surfing, living in cars: Housing insecurity derails foster kids’ college dreams 

The Hechinger Report

LOS ANGELES — Citrus College was Kyshawna Johnson’s third attempt at higher education. Credit: James Bernal for The Hechinger Report But before dropping out a third time, Johnson connected with Jovenes Inc., Nationally, reports indicate that 20 to 40 percent of youth aging out of foster care lack stable housing.

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What’s Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School

Edsurge

And in a survey administered by the National Education Association in 2022, 55 percent of teachers and support professionals who responded indicated they are thinking about leaving the profession earlier than they had planned. As a veteran educator with over 20 years in the classroom, I’ve seen the consequences of teacher turnover.

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