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OPINION: The pandemic will leave the next generation of Black tech talent behind

The Hechinger Report

Imagine what could be accomplished, for example, if they and other companies incentivized every tech worker to spend an hour per week providing personalized math tutoring for promising students from historically marginalized backgrounds — for the next two years.

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For adults returning to college, ‘free’ tuition isn’t enough

The Hechinger Report

A counselor arranged tutoring, keeping him motivated and “feeling that I am not doing this alone.”. In Kentucky, the target is 60 percent by 2030 (“60×30”). But in the midst of his studies, he stumbled and had to retake an economics course. His counselors reached out. Right away they were like, ‘What happened?’ ” he said.

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Is California saving higher education?

The Hechinger Report

In response, in 2017, California’s community colleges began putting less-well-prepared students into credit-bearing introductory courses with extra tutoring. Lumina is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report, which co-produced this story.).

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