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After the pandemic disrupted their high school educations, students are arriving at college unprepared

The Hechinger Report

Now, she spends four days a week in an unusually small seminar-style calculus class with 31 other aspiring mathematicians and engineers. “I Other students faced barriers of access. Related: Hundreds of thousands of students still can’t access online learning. She retook precalculus and earned an A.

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At a growing number of colleges, faculty get a new role: spotting troubled students

The Hechinger Report

When she walked into his first-year seminar at Dickinson College, Steve Riccio was impressed by his new student’s enthusiasm. This story about reducing the number of college dropouts was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. CARLISLE, Penn.

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From foster care to college

The Hechinger Report

They are required to live on campus during their time at Western Michigan and take a first-year seminar together. “We Youth who remain in the child welfare system until age 21 have more time to access federal financial aid and assistance from social workers.

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