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PROOF POINTS: Inside the perplexing study that’s inspired colleges to drop remedial math

The Hechinger Report

The confusion stems from the study design. Dropout rates were the same for students in both the remedial and the “corequisite” courses, as the college plus extra help version is often called. “We A CUNY spokesperson told me that their college system stopped placing new students into remedial classes in the fall of 2022.

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

The Hechinger Report

Whittenberg, a public elementary school in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, that focuses on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in its curriculum. Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering, a school focused on STEM curriculum in Greenville, South Carolina. By 2022, that number grew to 8,745.

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Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund Partners with Discovery Education

eSchool News

The increase in dropouts from secondary education amongst refugees is alarming, whereby less than 2% of Syrian refugees complete their secondary education. This program will help students catch up on the education they have missed – on and off since October 2019 – through interactive and creative online tools and pedagogies.

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

The Hechinger Report

Related: When the punishment is the same as the crime: Suspended for missing class To many observers, Tameka’s troubles stem from Atlanta’s rapid gentrification. Then, in Summer 2022, the school unenrolled her children because their lease had expired. They looked in the fridge to make sure there was food,” she says. “It

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Community college students get double the support through unusual dual-teacher program

The Hechinger Report

In the 2021-2022 academic year, 85 percent of students enrolled in I-BEST classes at Bellevue College were women and 58 percent were first-generation college students. Barfibafeghi said that although the courses have been held exclusively online via Zoom, she has befriended many other students in the class.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” From the Department of Education press release : “Secretary DeVos Accepts President Trump’s Q2 Salary as a Donation for STEM-Focused Camp.” Bloomberg reports that “ Trump Administration Tapping Tech CEOs for STEM Policy Approach.” “ Is higher ed creating the next dropout factories?