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Graduation and dropouts

Posted inSolutions

Couch surfing, living in cars: Housing insecurity derails foster kids’ college dreams 

by Gail Cornwall October 10, 2023October 10, 2023

LOS ANGELES — Citrus College was Kyshawna Johnson’s third attempt at higher education.  This story also appeared in Los Angeles Times She first enrolled in a community college at age 18 while living with her grandmother, who was her foster care guardian. But the house was too chaotic to focus on studies, and without support, […]

Posted inElementary to High School

The newest form of school discipline: Kicking kids out of class and into virtual learning

by Carly Graf August 7, 2023August 3, 2023
Posted inRace and Equity

College tuition breaks for Native students spread, but some tribes are left out

by Natalie Pate July 18, 2023July 20, 2023
Posted inOpinion

OPINION: It’s time to put the brakes on student debt and give more students a shot at higher education

by Michele Shepard July 17, 2023July 14, 2023
Posted inOpinion

OPINION: One college president uses board games, bedtime stories, horses and ice-cream sundaes to help students cope

by Mary Dana Hinton July 11, 2023July 11, 2023
Posted inOpinion

OPINION: A New York model helps community college students reach their goals

by Elizabeth Davidson Pisacreta and Katherine Giardello July 10, 2023July 7, 2023
Posted inSolutions

How success coaches anticipate and tackle college students’ challenges

by Valeria Olivares May 23, 2023May 22, 2023
Posted inOpinion

OPINION: We can and must do better to help Black students enroll in college and succeed

Karen Stout by Karen Stout May 22, 2023May 19, 2023
Posted inMath Achievement

Community college students get double the support through unusual dual-teacher program

by Ellen Dennis April 24, 2023May 8, 2023
Posted inOpinion

STUDENT VOICES: ‘Dreamers’ like us need our own resource centers on college campuses

by Maria Molina and Vianey Valdez April 17, 2023April 14, 2023

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