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Facing a white-collar worker shortage, American companies seek a blue-collar solution

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The dean’s list student ended up a college dropout, a gay 20-something cut off from his parents after coming out, and working at a UPS Store in a job he described as “retail drudgery” while running up credit card debt and stringing out his college loans. While being paid to train is hardly a new idea, it can solve a lot of problems.

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

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The push to reach these dropouts by Mississippi and other states, including Indiana and Tennessee, reflects a growing recognition that there just aren’t enough students coming out of U.S. Go Back” campaign in Indiana, among the several states trying to get college dropouts to finish their college educations.

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Improving the quality of a higher educational institution

Linways Technologies

Dropout rate : How many students dropped out without completing the course. Retention rate : How many students stayed as opposed to dropouts. Annual training : The training conducted for teachers in teaching techniques, updates on the use of technology, learning theories, industry updates etc.

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Overdue tuition and fees — as little as $41 — derail hundreds of thousands of California community college students

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Other times, they’ve paid tuition in full, but owe money for overdue parking, library or housing fees. Helping community college students, many of whom are trained to be frontline pandemic fighters, continue their educations is a great investment for America,” Oakley said. “We Long Beach City College, for example, has forgiven $2.1

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As enrollment falls and colleges close, a surprising number of new ones are opening

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The institute, which opened last year in borrowed space with sweeping views of Casco Bay in Portland’s fast-developing East End, is offering master’s degrees , certificates and professional training in computer science, data analytics, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, cybersecurity and other subjects.

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A year of personalized learning: Mistakes, moving furniture and making it work

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District officials theorized that students’ disillusionment with the curriculum contributed to Vista High’s 10 percent dropout rate. With part of the grant money, Vista turned its library into a “learning commons.” Finding the right balance with the new technology is a focus for teacher training. points higher.

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

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After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. It also offers training on site at public housing complexes. OAKLAND, Calif. Credit: Javeria Salman/ The Hechinger Report.