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More students are leaving college without a degree

The Hechinger Report

The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that between 2016 and 2026, employment will grow by 10 percent for jobs that require a bachelor’s degree – faster than the growth projected for all occupations. Community colleges have a broad access mission, often with limited resources and funding.”.

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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

The Hechinger Report

He estimated that nearly one in three new jobs created through 2026 will require education beyond high school. College dropouts cost Minnesota millions of dollars in wasted subsidies and lost revenue each year. Paul College that shows students’ countries of origin. Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report. High cost of dropping out.

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Eclipsed by urban counterparts, rural nonwhites go to college at equally low rates

The Hechinger Report

Factor in the higher dropout rate among nonwhite students in rural high schools, and the odds that black and Hispanic students from areas like this will ever earn degrees are just as low as for their urban counterparts.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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’” Via Education Week : “ FCC Seeks Comment on Access to WiFi for Schools and Libraries.” Meanwhile, the state has given initial approval for ECOT to become a “dropout school.” Via the Future of Privacy Forum : “ Law Enforcement Access to Student Records : What Is the Law?”