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Canada treats its adjunct professors better than the U.S. does – and it pays off for students 

The Hechinger Report

He has an office, access to professional training and government-provided health insurance. Some 44 percent of American university and college faculty are part-time , according to the National Center for Education Statistics. He makes the equivalent of about $7,000 per course, per term. It’s not fair to them — we know that.

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HE Challenges: Fast changing digital teaching methods

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In the last on our series about the challenges in higher education, we will examine how universities and colleges are managing the fast pace of change in teaching methods and curricula. According to UNESCO, global demand for higher education is expected to grow from 100 million students currently to 250+ million by 2025.

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Supporting Educational Recovery with Community and Family Engagement

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Providing Education and Support Services. There are also discussions about the topic via social media, as well as at family round-tables held in schools. These events have made the district’s recovery plan more accessible and enabled district leaders to answer the key question for most parents, “What does it mean for my child?”.

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Higher Ed Needs to Bridge the ‘App Gap’ to Reach Students

Edsurge

Despite a hot economy, millions of young people are stranded without work and are not continuing their education beyond high school. For those of us involved with education reform, workforce development or HR, that’s no surprise. By contrast, when brands and memes compete on social media, young people pay attention.

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These Youth Are Transforming the Trauma of Poverty With Raw, Original Storytelling

Edsurge

Louis, like many American cities, suffers from decades of institutionalized discrimination that leaves some residents, especially citizens of color, living in impoverished neighborhoods with under-funded public schools, little access to fresh foods, unsafe parks, and unending gun violence. Story Stitchers: Tylea and Emeara at the.ZACK.

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In Puerto Rico, the odds are against high school grads who want to go to college

The Hechinger Report

Department of Education. The only way I know that this can be changed is when there’s access to higher education.”. Even low-income students with the highest standardized test scores are more than three times less likely to go to top colleges than higher-income students , according to the Education Trust.

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Will the students who didn’t show up for online class this spring go missing forever?

The Hechinger Report

And they endeavored to better define how to take attendance and what it means to be absent or present in virtual education. He and other educators worry also about the perception among some families that when school buildings are closed, school is also closed. Phone calls to parents and messages on social media went largely unanswered.