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Posted inNews

To help first-generation students succeed, colleges enlist their parents

by Aaron CantĂş August 15, 2019April 8, 2021
Posted inDivided We Learn, Graduate Students, Higher Education, News

A few universities help black and Hispanic students reach and finish graduate school

by Melba Newsome August 9, 2019April 8, 2021
Erin Nelson, a recruiter from Iowa State University, talks with Emily Behrendsen, 17, and her mother, Diana, at a college fair in Pasadena, California. Emily’s older brother is going to Alaska for college, Diana Behrendsen says. “I just feel like they need to go where they can thrive and be happy.”
Posted inHigher Education, News, Universities, Inc.

As college enrollment falls, recruiters descend on a state that still has lots of applicants

by Matt Krupnick June 21, 2019April 8, 2021
Posted inElementary to High School

Inside Maine’s disastrous rollout of proficiency-based learning

Avatar photo by Kelly Field and Robbie Feinberg April 19, 2019March 30, 2020
federal student loan limits
Posted inNews

Some experts have a new idea to help students afford college: more federal loans

Avatar photo by Mikhail Zinshteyn April 12, 2019April 8, 2021
resilience training exercises
Posted inNews

Fighting teacher stress

Chris Berdik by Chris Berdik March 28, 2019March 30, 2020
Posted inNews

Despite high costs, new poll shows most young adults think a four-year degree is worth it

Delece Smith-Barrow by Delece Smith-Barrow March 11, 2019April 8, 2021
Posted inNews

Americans don’t realize state funding for higher ed is falling, new poll finds

Avatar photo by Jon Marcus February 25, 2019April 8, 2021
Posted inNews

The other victims when colleges decline or close: their hometowns

by Elizabeth Hewitt February 12, 2019April 8, 2021
A statue of George Mason on George Mason University's Fairfax campus in Fairfax, Virginia. The university offers digital badges rather than degrees or certificates for the completion of some courses.
Posted inCommunity Colleges, Higher Education, News, Universities, Inc.

As students flock to credentials other than degrees, quality-control concerns grow

by Matt Krupnick November 16, 2018April 8, 2021

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