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OPINION: Misguided payment policies that fuel the college-dropout trap

The Hechinger Report

Even unpaid library fines and balances on campus cards can trigger a windfall of consequences that push thousands of students into debt and degree-less purgatory every year. That student might be barred from registering for courses until the balance is paid down. Image: © Sascha Steinach/DPA via ZUMA Press). And to what end?

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States use direct mail, money, to get more of their residents back to college

The Hechinger Report

But when the caller started sharing specifics about her prior enrollment dates and courses, the 32-year-old mother of two from Southaven, Mississippi, grew curious. Go Back” campaign in Indiana, among the several states trying to get college dropouts to finish their college educations. I was going to hang up,” she recalled. “I

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How Can Technology Help Improve Teaching Efficacy in a Classroom?

Kitaboo on EdTech

The effects of mental health are not restricted to the teachers but in turn impact the students they teach, leading to poor academic outcomes, poor student discipline, and higher dropout rates. Course authoring tools are generally equipped with templates, themes, and interactions that greatly help to reduce content development tools.

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How is STEM Education Shaping the Future of our Science Classes?

EdNews Daily

As high school dropout rates increase and the lack of motivation for students to learn science grows, the U.S. Furthermore, when STEM education is partnered with community college courses, students, in general, tend to be more engaged in science and other subjects. However, it is not an easy task. Latinos in STEM Education.

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Four Reasons Why Students Don’t Receive the Degrees They’ve Earned

Edsurge

In keeping with that mindset, some education leaders refer to lost students as “stopouts” rather than “dropouts.” Final Course Requirements Seemingly innocuous degree requirements can keep students from crossing the college finish line. These can be specific math courses or even swim tests. It’s the Christmas of higher ed.

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The Digital Library’s Best-Kept Secret

Edsurge

It wasn’t until three semesters into my degree, after spending $1,000 dollars merely renting my textbooks that I discovered my University’s ebook library. UPCEA’s eDesign Collaborative ), I spent hours doing my own personal research on my university’s open access policy and scouring the library website. The Double-Dipping Problem.

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A charter chain thinks it has the answer for alternative schools

The Hechinger Report

He likes the self-paced curriculum that allows students to complete a course in significantly less time than at a traditional school. Like many alternative schools, The Charter School of San Diego allows students behind on credits to complete courses online at an accelerated pace. Some students reported finishing a course in two weeks.

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