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PROOF POINTS: Inside the perplexing study that’s inspired colleges to drop remedial math

The Hechinger Report

The early results of her randomized control trial were so extraordinary that her study influenced not only CUNY in 2016 but also California lawmakers in 2017 to start phasing out remedial education in their state. These students haven’t yet matriculated at the college and don’t pay tuition, and so CUNY doesn’t count them as students.

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Forget civics class: Students want to make a difference in real life

The Hechinger Report

The committees are different from traditional student government, she said, because any student can join. Heather Van Benthuysen, director, Chicago Public Schools Department of Social Science and Civic Engagement. That’s held true in Takoma Park, a Maryland town of 18,000 near Washington, D.C. In 2012, it became the first U.S.

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Deception as Investment: How to Make Digital Ponzi Schemes in China

Anthropology News

This shift detached investors from the personal aspect of a debt relationship, allowing them to earn 20 to 30 percent annual interest—significantly higher than the 3 to 5 percent offered by traditional banks. Despite the hope for formal licensing for surviving platforms, many struggled to adapt to new rules.