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Colleges and states turn their attention to slow-moving part-time students

The Hechinger Report

Photo by Noah Willman for The Hechinger Report. So after dropping out for a while, Dzindzichashvili returned to education part time. Dzindzichashvili’s slog through higher education is surprisingly common. Department of Education. The Hechinger Report is an independent unit of Teachers College.).

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Don’t say there’s a lack of STEM talent in the South

The Hechinger Report

His “quiet and relentless advocacy brought hundreds of African Americans into space industry jobs in the Deep South, helping to shift perceptions of black people in ways both subtle and profound,” wrote Michael Fletcher in the story. Underrepresentation Based on Education. Trade Industry. Black-Owned Firms. Percentage Black-Owned.

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Universities increasingly turn to graduate programs to balance their books

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Alicia Vera for The Hechinger Report. In addition to the academic demands, she and her friends acknowledged, they’re concerned about the cost of their graduate educations, the debt they may accumulate to pay for it and whether jobs will be available at the other end. Alicia Vera for The Hechinger Report. Department of Education.

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