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Improving College Prep. for Low-Income Students
Source: brookings.edu Posted By: Len WIS...3998 days ago
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In “Time for Change: A New Federal Strategy to Prepare Disadvantaged Students for College” Brookings Senior Fellow Ron Haskins and Dean of Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School Cecilia Rouse review....
The Reason Why College Is So Expensive Is Actually Dead Obvious
Source: Forbes Posted By: Len WIS...3998 days ago
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If you artificially inflate demand for something and don’t let supply adjust, prices will go up. Some conservatives like to say that liberals don’t understand economics, but that’s not really....
How much do I invest to pay for college?
Source: USA Today Posted By: Len WIS...3998 days ago
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USA TODAY markets reporter Matt Krantz answers a different reader question every weekday. To submit a question, e-mail Matt at mkrantz@usatoday.com. Q: How much needs to be invested to pay....
The tragedy of US higher education
Source: blogs.reuters.c Posted By: Bailey COS...3998 days ago
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The tragedy of Cooper Union is endemic to most American higher education, outside a few community colleges; Cooper is just the special case where the blind rush to some kind of global greatness....
California moves quickly to carry out national education standards
Source: sacbee.com Posted By: Jason BRI...3998 days ago
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For generations, first-grade students learned how to add using math tables and flashcards. Carolyn Goehring employs plastic cubes and circles drawn in purple crayon. Rather than ask students....
College scholarships are easy to obtain
Source: CBS News Posted By: Jason BRI...3999 days ago
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Faced with a growing number of families struggling to cover college costs, private colleges and universities are dispensing college scholarship awards at record levels. The typical college....
The Jobs Of The Future Don't Require A College Degree
Source: Forbes Posted By: Ronny FLI...3999 days ago
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We’re all talking about the “jobs of the future” and “winning the future” and transitioning to a “knowledge economy.” Since predictions are hard, especially about the future, it’s a good idea....
In California, Push for College Diversity Starts Earlier
Source: New York Times Posted By: Len WIS...3999 days ago
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As the Supreme Court weighs a case that could decide the future of affirmative action in college admissions, California offers one glimpse of a future without it. California was one of the....
Department Of Education 'Comes Out' On College Aid For Children Of Gay Parents
Source: Forbes Posted By: Cat BEC...3999 days ago
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The US Department of Education “came out” last week with changes to its Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) that are clearly aimed at the LGBT community. The changes serve more to....
Gap year gains make college education worth the wait
Source: USA Today Posted By: Cat BEC...3999 days ago
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Sydni Heron treated machete wounds and helped deliver a baby at a small-town clinic in Ecuador following her graduation from Ames High School in Iowa. Now, she's headed to college to study....
Source: insidehighered. Posted By: Cat BEC...4000 days ago
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Community colleges set a low bar for students during their first year of enrollment, with lax academic standards in literacy and mathematics, according to a new study from the National Center....
May College Checklist for Juniors
Source: thechoice.blogs Posted By: Maxcy JON...4000 days ago
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Juniors, here is your college admissions checklist for May: Take Your Antibiotics Do not catch senioritis! At this stage, seniors have different priorities than you have, and while their....
Failed Promises For Early Education Programs
Source: NPR Posted By: Maxcy JON...4000 days ago
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It turns out that the budget cuts that are affecting Head Start come at a time when spending on is shrinking across the country. From 2011 to 2012, state funding for pre-kindergarten dropped....
Only 65% of College Presidents Say It's 'Very Important' That Grads Get Good Jobs
Source: theatlantic.com Posted By: Maxcy JON...4004 days ago
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Gallup released a survey today probing the various and sundry opinions of some 889 college and university presidents about the state of higher ed, and a few of their results have left me at a....
Why We Need to Reform Education Now
Source: huffingtonpost. Posted By: Erin HER...4004 days ago
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What should America do about its disastrous high school dropout rate? That's the focus of TEDTalks Education, the first ever TED/PBS television special, hosted by John Legend, the award-winning....
Beyond the education wars: A case study in collaboration
Source: Washington Post Posted By: Erin HER...4004 days ago
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Here’s an excerpt from a new e-book titled “Beyond the Education Wars: Evidence That Collaboration Builds Effective Schools,” which looks at how struggling schools make improvements by collaboration....
How One College Is Closing The Computer Science Gender Gap
Source: NPR Posted By: Erin HER...4005 days ago
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Klawe isn't concerned about filling quotas or being nice to women. Rather, she's deeply troubled that half the population is grossly underrepresented in this all-important field. Women aren't....
Yes, Some Education Beyond High School Is Important
Source: diverseeducatio Posted By: Erin HER...4005 days ago
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Lately, it seems that a person cannot pick up a newspaper, look through a magazine or peruse a website blog without coming across an article bemoaning the continuing devaluation or suppose lack....
America's staggering education gap
Source: Salon Posted By: Billy TAM...4006 days ago
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You want my advice, you should pour a tall cup-a-Joe and settle in to read this essay by Sean Reardon in this AMs NYT on education and wealth. He covers a lot of ground, but the theme that resonated....
Common Core: What It Means for American Education
Source: Yahoo News Posted By: Billy TAM...4006 days ago
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Ready or not, here comes the Common Core! In the next two years, what children learn in classrooms could undergo a big transformation. Schools all over the country are adapting to Common Core....
