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Colleges’ new solution to enrollment declines: Reducing the number of dropouts

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It’s a small but noteworthy example of a new emphasis at colleges and universities on plugging the steady drip of dropouts who end up with little to show for their time and tuition, wasting taxpayer money that subsidizes public universities and leaving employers without enough of the graduates they need to fill jobs. Dickinson stayed.

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The impact of digital fatigue in the educational system

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In a three-part series, I’ll explore what digital fatigue is, how to deal with it as a teacher, and its impact on students and learning. In the past year, online schooling has put a strain on vulnerable communities, especially those who have difficulties accessing technology or making the best out of limited resources.

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One university has a new college specifically to re-enroll adults who had dropped out

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The program gives credit for work experience, offers flexible online classes and offers in-state tuition prices to every student, regardless of whether they live in Maryland, to help make the bachelor’s degree more financially accessible, Vaught said. “It’s Related: PROOF POINTS: Lessons from college dropouts who came back.

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Can peer counseling programs bridge access gaps for youth? Experts say it’s complicated

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There’s no shortage of peer support programs to evaluate, and tools used to deploy them are evolving to become more professional and accessible in an increasingly digital world. Virtual offerings like these could play a key role in increasing access, which is particularly helpful to youth who have limited resources.

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How does an intelligent learning platform help teachers create a truly personalized learning environment?

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While technology doesn’t aim to substitute teachers, it can facilitate their work and ensure that each student gets access to customized educational content and assessment methods to provide the best possible learning outcomes. . Read more: How to make competency-based education possible through an intelligent learning platform.

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One state offers lessons in how to cope with the college enrollment crisis

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Related: Colleges’ new solution to enrollment declines: Reducing the number of dropouts. Outside in a parking lot, others were learning how to pilot tractor-trailer trucks. The post One state offers lessons in how to cope with the college enrollment crisis appeared first on The Hechinger Report. People want that.”.

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Opinion: Here’s how to make sure low-income high school graduates don’t put off college indefinitely

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For example, through its College MAP program (mentoring for college access and persistence), the big four accounting firm EY has sent hundreds of its first-generation-college-grad employees to low-income high schools in 38 cities to share their stories of success and offer information and guidance. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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