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Community colleges tackle another challenge: Students recovering from past substance use

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The downturn has pushed community colleges to broaden their approach to recruitment, resulting in an increase in the number of students requiring more support and services, said Taylor Odle, an assistant professor of education policy studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. President Biden’s stalled 2024 budget includes $10.8

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53 back-to-school tips and insights for a great year

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School and district leaders will be actively seeking innovative approaches, leveraging data, and collaborating with advocacy organizations and policymakers to bring about meaningful changes in how we educate English Language Learners.

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A bungled FAFSA rollout threatens students’ college ambitions

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Yet the mistakes have been numerous and serious enough that high school counselors and advocates for college access now fear that promising students from the Class of 2024 will end up not going to college at all. The so-called Better FAFSA was supposed to make it simpler for students to receive financial aid. Rojas Linares wondered.

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Education Leaders in Yonkers, NY, and Henderson, TN, Win Inaugural YouScience® Innovative Educator Awards

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Dr. Belinda Anderson, Principal, Chester County Junior High School, praised Darlene’s advocacy, stating, “School Counselor Darlene Goff’s unwavering dedication and innovative approach have revolutionized the educational experience at Chester County Junior High School. .”

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Before assigning homework, ensure that students have a home

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But since it wasn’t our house, they could use the bathroom first,” Kimberly, 12, told the child advocacy organization Children’s Defense Fund for their The State of America’s Children 2014 report. After we ask economists if we should increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024 , we must also ask a homeless family.

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How one district went all-in on a tutoring program to catch kids up

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So, we’ve spent several months traveling the country learning from schools applying best practices and from researchers and educators who have studied what works. And another study found that intensive tutoring had major positive impacts on math gains among high school students. Another is studying inequalities.

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College Uncovered, Season 2, Episode 4

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Kirk: Michael, do you predict we’ll see more schools shut down in 2024? But Rachel Burns, who’s studied college closings, says then there are the students she’s most worried about. An independent guide from the advocacy organization Third Way about how to use the federal government’s financial responsibility scores.

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