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Some colleges seek radical solutions to survive

The Hechinger Report

More than 400 colleges and universities still had seats available for freshmen and transfer students after the traditional May 1 deadline to enroll for this fall, the National Association for College Admission Counseling reports. More are likely to go under; Moody’s projects that the pace of college closings will soon reach 15 per year.

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Where Are Quality Instructional Materials for English Language Learners?

MindShift

A nationwide survey of ELL educators by McKinsey & Company during the 2012-13 school year revealed 70 percent created their own materials. Many reported that they did not have enough time or money to access quality materials, while others stated these materials simply don’t exist. Those statistics recently prompted the U.S.

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High schools fail to provide legally required education to students with disabilities

The Hechinger Report

This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education, in partnership with the Huffington Post. The department did not respond to a request for comment on the rescinded transition guidelines or the administration’s plans for IDEA oversight.

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Rankings exodus raises the question: How should consumers pick a college?

The Hechinger Report

News & World Report rankings. News & World Report rankings. Data is collected by the nonprofit journalism organization The Hechinger Report and comes from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System of the National Center for Education Statistics, which in turn is an arm of the U.S. Harvard Yard.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“Obama administration guidelines for LGBT student protections under Title IX remain in place, and the student codes at Liberty and Bob Jones Universities appear to violate them,” says Inside Higher Ed. ” asks Education Week. ” Reminder: here are the education companies Palantir founder Peter Thiel has invested in.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

But the struggling sector’s political giving is down since peaking in 2012,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Testing, Testing… Via the Hechinger Report : “On a classroom-based test for new teachers , black teachers score lower.” More on sports-related lawsuits in the sports section below. The CEO has resigned.