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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. That information is based on a survey distributed to adjuncts who are AFT members and, through social media, to adjuncts who are not members of the union; 1,043 responded. He makes the equivalent of about $7,000 per course, per term.

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HE Challenges: Fast changing digital teaching methods

Neo LMS

Naturally, technology plays a central role in scaling quality education supply to meet this demand. In the previous posts on this topic our examination found that technology can and does help when it comes to improving completion rates , reducing tuition costs and helping universities to bridge the revenue gap.

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

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A high school dropout cannot tap on an app and get the help they need if it involves more than one organization. They may sequentially visit a pertinent website, fill out forms, communicate with someone through email, or make a visit to an office, but to many young people, this is all very disconnected—and decidedly not social.

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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. During a youth-led discussion , Lt.

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Supporting Educational Recovery with Community and Family Engagement

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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?”. Join the Community. Leadership 3.0

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

The Hechinger Report

The only way I know that this can be changed is when there’s access to higher education.”. The only way I know that this can be changed is when there’s access to higher education.”. It impedes access to institutions they might be qualified for, because it’s not being accepted.”. How is it going to be accessible?

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The Cause That Unites Chief IT and Academic Officers

Edsurge

The full stack of technologies and frivolous thrills one might expect to find on today’s college campuses were on full display at Educause, the. hulking gathering of higher-ed technology staff, faculty and companies. No longer, he says, does it make sense for colleges to divorce technology from teaching and learning.

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