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

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Credit: Allen McEachern for The Hechinger Report Now there’s new scrutiny of how adjuncts’ pay and benefits affect not only them but also their students, who often go into debt to cover rising tuition. Part-time faculty at McGill earn more, on average, and have more benefits than their counterparts south of the border in the United States.

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Momentum builds for helping students adapt to college by nixing freshman grades

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Credit: Amanda Cain for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Amanda Cain for The Hechinger Report. Credit: Amanda Cain for The Hechinger Report. Related: Colleges’ new solution to enrollment declines: Reducing the number of dropouts. Credit: Amanda Cain for The Hechinger Report. They are not likely to go and seek help.

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Dropout Detective Offers Academic ‘Credit Scores’—But Is That a Good Thing?

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That’s why it might come as surprise to hear AspirEDU , an educational analytics company, pitch their Dropout Detective software as an “academic credit score” for students. But Chris Munzo, executive vice president of AspirEDU (and fan of metaphors), compares Dropout Detective to a gym membership—it only works if you use it.

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Are the challenges of Puerto Rico’s schools a taste of what other districts will face?

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Kavitha Cardoza for The Hechinger Report It was just the latest interruption in schooling that’s been characterized by near constant disruption. Credit: Kavitha Cardoza for The Hechinger Report The Puerto Rican school district, the sixth largest in the U.S., Department of Education report. Nothing could be salvaged.

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Meanwhile, the state has given initial approval for ECOT to become a “dropout school.” Edsurge profiles the latest from Degreed : “This Company Wants to Help You Hire for Skills, Not Credentials.” ” ( No disclosure that Edsurge shares investors with the company.). From the HR Department.