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NCHE Partners with the Library of Congress

NCHE

NCHE is currently accepting Notices of Intent to apply for funding, and anticipates granting all funds by May 2025, for projects that will end no later than May 2026. NCHE cannot wait to begin partnerships within the states of the Great Plains region!

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Using ESSER Funds Before They Expire on September 30, 2024

TCI

Additionally, the Department of Education announced that state agencies, school districts, and other sub-recipients of ESSER III funding can request an extension to use or liquidate funds until March 2026. Each lesson incorporates proven classroom strategies that foster student curiosity, engagement, and critical thinking.

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Out of poverty, into the middle class

The Hechinger Report

So we urgently need to equip young people with those skills — critical thinking, problem-solving and communication.”. That job sector is projected to grow 22 percent by 2026, putting her on track to earn a median wage of $ 100,610 a year. While the average poverty rate in small metro areas nationwide is 17 percent , some 21.5

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College Uncovered, Season 2, Episode 8

The Hechinger Report

Instead, they’re working, socializing or partying and, as a result, show limited gains in critical thinking — the hallmark of American higher education. Josipa Roksa: And so the data shows that, you know, many students are not making much progress on the critical-thinking skills over the first two years.