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Progress in getting underrepresented people into college and skilled jobs may be stalling because of the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

Experts say that this means dropout rates, which had been declining for more than a decade, will likely start to rise again. I didn’t even know how to contact my advisor to declare a major. Then when you do find them, the offices are closed.”. Even upperclassmen, who are further along, have suffered setbacks. Gregory VanDyke Jr.,

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Home visiting in high school: Trying an intervention for toddlers on teenagers

The Hechinger Report

West Virginia unveiled a campaign this year for 60 percent of adults ages 25 to 64 to have earned a degree or certificate by 2030. Depending on their level of experience, teachers visit up to 10 families twice a year, fitting in the visits between late fall and early spring.

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Is California saving higher education?

The Hechinger Report

If policymakers are going to close California’s graduation gap, they’ll have to figure out how to meet the needs of students like Mora and Deas. California still has to figure out how to cope with the challenges that come with that scale. Lumina is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report, which co-produced this story.).

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Meanwhile, the state has given initial approval for ECOT to become a “dropout school.” Edsurge on “How to Protect Education Data When No Systems Are Secure.” ” Getting Smart’s Tom Vander Ark on a new report from Pearson : “ The Future of Skills : Employment in 2030.”