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How higher education lost its shine

The Hechinger Report

Myriad focus groups and public opinion surveys point to other reasons for the dramatic downward trend. Fewer than one in three adults now say a degree is worth the cost , according to a survey by the Strada Education Network. Related: Another million adults ‘have stepped off the path to the middle class’.

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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. And a third of this year’s high school seniors say they’re less likely to go to college when they graduate, according to a survey by the think tanks New America and Third Way. College enrollments have fallen.

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Is California saving higher education?

The Hechinger Report

California students spend an average of $2,020 a month, or $18,180 per nine-month academic year , on food, housing, books, supplies and transportation, a survey released in September by the California Student Aid Commission, or CSAC, found. 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.” Resources , But Grasp Is Surface-Level, Survey Finds.” ” Via Campus Technology : “Survey: Faculty Getting More Confident in Tech Skills , but Students’ Skills Are Slipping.”