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College ‘Deserts’ Disproportionately Deter Black and Hispanic Students from Higher Ed

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The results are particularly important at a time when more colleges are struggling to remain open , says Riley Acton, an assistant professor of economics at Miami University in Ohio and one of the researchers who worked on the new study. “If

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How School Administrators’ Roles Change in the Digital Age

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We represent districts of differing sizes, socio-economic backgrounds, and geography, but our individual paths all converge around one single purpose – accelerating innovation through technology for all students, everywhere. Deputy Chief, Educational Technology & Library Programs. David Rose.

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Voices at the Center: Asian American Educators Rising

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Despite hailing from vastly different geographies and circumstances, the dozens of educators we talked with shared that they often struggled in their own school communities with feeling both hyper-visible and invisible as Asian Americans. A participant at a Black Lives Matter protest in Las Vegas on May 30, 2020. on March 21, 2021.

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Researchers Have Identified the Starkest Cases of School District Segregation

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This large economic and racial divide between two adjacent districts in Michigan shows that school segregation persists in the 21st century. But some district pairs revealed far higher levels of economic segregation, like Frankenmuth and Saginaw, whose poverty rates differ by about 45 percentage points. Its poverty rate is 50 percent.

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Readers Respond: Does Fixing the Leaky STEM Pipeline Require Calculus To Adapt?

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In MBA school it was only used in an economics course. That was geography.” It was the fail out course. That was it. In undergrad, when I switched out of music, I picked a new major by looking for something that I was interested in studying and didn't require calculus or organic chemistry.

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Upskilling Trend Brings Coupons, ‘Flash Sales’ and Other Marketing Gimmicks to Higher Ed

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In a crowded market, where the barrier of geography has been eliminated, providers of online education say they have been forced to spend more time, energy and money on marketing.

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The Intersection of Inquiry-Based Learning and High-Quality Instructional Materials in Social Studies

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Additionally, social studies encompasses a wide range of disciplines, including history, geography, civics and economics, each with its own set of disciplinary practices. This variation reflects the diverse historical and cultural priorities of different states.