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A Fifth of Students at Community College Are Still in High School

ED Surge

Of the nearly 10,000 students enrolled at Brookdale Community College in central New Jersey, about 17 percent are still in high school. Some of them travel to the campus during the school day to take courses in introductory English, history, psychology and sociology. That push is evident at Brookdale.

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OPINION: Why school shutdowns are a disaster for science classes

The Hechinger Report

While pre-Ks, elementary schools and some schools for children with complex disabilities reopened in December, there is still no plan to reopen middle and high schools. Many other major school systems remain closed as well. jobs in the STEM sector are forecast to grow by 8 percent by 2028. In the U.S.,

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Will the Rodriguez family’s college dreams survive the end of affirmative action?

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Liz Willen/The Hechinger Report It also places the Rodriguez sisters on opposite sides of history: Ashley applied to college when schools in many states could still consider race, while Emily can expect no such advantage. We have so much history behind us as people of color,” Emily said. “So That makes her angry. “We

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As EPA pulls back, advocates warn it’s schoolchildren who face the steepest risks

The Hechinger Report

Related: How Trump is disrupting efforts by schools and colleges to combat climate change Top officials with the nonprofit environmental advocacy group Earthjustice recently said there is no way for the Trump administration to reconcile what its calling the greatest day of deregulation in EPAs history with protecting public health.

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Coal plants are closing. For some schools, that means lost revenue and fewer jobs for graduates

The Hechinger Report

After graduating from high school last spring, with no desire to attend college, Pike couldnt resist the lure of Craig Station s starting hourly wage of up to $40 for maintenance workers on heavy mining equipment. Pike, who attended the only high school in sprawling Moffat County, recalled that many teachers stayed only a year.

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