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Colleges and states turn their attention to slow-moving part-time students

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That’s starting to change as federal forecasts show part-time enrollment outpacing full-time enrollment through at least 2027 and other new figures shed light on how long it takes for part-time students to graduate. In doing so, it’s meant to offer something research shows is critical to retaining students: a sense of belonging.

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Don’t say there’s a lack of STEM talent in the South

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His “quiet and relentless advocacy brought hundreds of African Americans into space industry jobs in the Deep South, helping to shift perceptions of black people in ways both subtle and profound,” wrote Michael Fletcher in the story. STEM jobs will grow 13 percent from 2017 to 2027 , as opposed to 9 percent for non-STEM work.

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Universities increasingly turn to graduate programs to balance their books

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And graduate students are as much as six times more likely to suffer mental health problems than the general population, according to new research. The federal government projects that graduate enrollment will rise by about another 3 percent through 2027 — a much more sluggish pace than in the last 10 years. Applications to U.S.

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Trust issues

The Hechinger Report

said Miriam Jorgensen, research director for the Harvard Project on Indigenous Governance and Development. However, six of the eight proposals up for funding between 2025 and 2027 would be transferred to tribal nations. Tony Incashola Jr., The justification for them is very old. It goes back to, really, the founding of the U.S.,”

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Former Trump commissioner blasts DOGE education data cuts

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Related: Our free weekly newsletter alerts you to what research says about schools and classrooms. Woodworth built his research career documenting the benefits of charter schools and is now a fellow at the Hoover Institution, a conservative think tank at Stanford University. Vital data collections have been canceled.

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