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Ohio import of NYC community college program passed rigorous 3-year test

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Educators typically loathe the idea of denying anyone an opportunity to learn, which is what happens in a randomized controlled trial. The treatment was a multifaceted and expensive program that included not only free tuition and books for three years, from 2015 to 2018, but also a $50 a month stipend.

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More high school grads than ever are going to college, but 1 in 5 will quit

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Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. After all, the plummeting number of prospects makes it much harder to replace dropouts than it was when there was a seemingly bottomless supply of freshmen. Dropouts cost colleges a collective $16.5 or a solid B, according to the education consulting company Civitas Learning.

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Largely unseen and unsupported, huge numbers of student fathers are quitting college

The Hechinger Report

Among single, Black and Latino fathers, the dropout rate is about 70 percent. I shouldn’t even be in this room with all of these book-smart kids,’ ” he said. “I It prepares men with children for high school equivalency tests and college by providing classes, tutoring, counseling and parenting seminars.

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Temple University is spending millions to get more students through college, but is there a cheaper way?

The Hechinger Report

Jones, senior vice provost for undergraduate studies at Temple University, and Paul Tough, author of the upcoming book, “Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why,” presented some promising solutions this month during a session at the Education Writers Association’s National Seminar at Boston University.

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Tipping point: Can Summit put personalized learning over the top?

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(From left to right) Sixth graders Mia DeMore, Maria DeAndrade, and Stephen Boulas make a number line in their math class at Walsh Middle School in Framingham, Massachusetts, one of 132 “Basecamp” schools piloting the Personalized Learning Platform created by the Summit charter school network. Photo: Chris Berdik. FRAMINGHAM, Mass.

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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 He lives on campus in a bedroom strewn with baseball caps for sports teams like Manchester United and books on topics including immigration policy and Chinese politics.

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