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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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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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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Meanwhile, the state has given initial approval for ECOT to become a “dropout school.” “ Can Technology-augmented Academic Advising Improve College Graduation Rates? Via The New York Times : “Technology Used to Track Players’ Steps Now Charts Their Sleep, Too.” ” asks Michael Petrilli.