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Massachusetts Is Investing Big in Early Care and Education. It’s Paying Off.

ED Surge

Through a state program called Commonwealth Cares for Children (C3), which was funded at $475 million for fiscal year 2024 and which the governor has recommended be renewed at the same level for fiscal year 2025, nearly 93 percent of licensed providers in the state are receiving monthly stipends. It all has to come together for it to work.”

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CogSciSci Conference, May 2024

Dr. Preece

Long may it continue – and we’d love to see some of the team come along to the Geographical Association conference in Oxford 2025. The atmosphere was incredible for a half-term event, and such a pleasure to meet so many great people and hear such enthusiasm for teaching and learning.

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What does ‘career readiness’ look like in middle school?

The Hechinger Report

Juliet won’t finish high school before 2025, but the 11-year-old already has big plans: She wants to be a mechanical engineer. Shell weaves in discussions of history, ethics and ecology. We’ve talked about the history of the Mars Rover and space exploration and debated how much freedom a robot should have,” Shell said.

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Critics warn that well-meaning reforms may be lowering the quality of college

The Hechinger Report

Once they do arrive on campus, many students who show poor math and English skills are diverted into no-credit remedial (also called “developmental”) courses , which makes them 74 percent more likely to drop out of college than students who aren’t, according to the advocacy group Education Reform Now; those who do finish take nearly a year longer.

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Community colleges tackle another challenge: Students recovering from past substance use

The Hechinger Report

A client might meet with the collegiate recovery program coordinator, for example, to receive counseling about which career paths might be a good fit and which ones might present obstacles due to the client’s history with addiction and the legal system. She’s thriving in her classes and expects to graduate in 2025.

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These Educators Grew Up Before DACA. Now Their Students Face the Same Barriers.

ED Surge

Stuck in Limbo In a recently released report , immigration advocacy organization FWD.us By 2025, no undocumented high school graduates will be eligible for DACA under current rules.” She went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in history and then her master’s degree in curriculum and instruction with a focus on English language arts.

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Trump’s deportation plan could separate millions of families, leaving schools to pick up the pieces

The Hechinger Report

history, tapping every resource at his disposal from local police to the National Guard and the military. Enforcement actions undertaken in these locations have a ripple effect,” said Heidi Altman, the director of federal advocacy at the National Immigration Law Center. Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. citizen children.