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OPINION: With a skeptical public, higher education must do a better job explaining why college is worth the investment

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economics, political science, sociology) and the natural and mathematical sciences. Many observers categorize such schools as “liberal arts” institutions, and much real and virtual ink has been spilled on the value of a liberal arts degree. for civilians over the age of 25 with only a high school diploma was 3.9

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OPINION: Why school ratings can backfire

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At least that is the conclusion I reached after looking at data on more than 400 traditional public middle schools in New York City, where the rankings are dominated by students’ absolute proficiency levels. 68 , a strong association between student needs and a school’s ranking: the more students in poverty, the lower the ranking.

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What happened when a South Carolina city embraced career education for all its students

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Across the country, schools have shifted toward career-focused education in recent years, reviving a long-running debate on whether the purpose of education is to prepare students for jobs or to be well-rounded citizens. But you want them to have a kind of better, more full understanding of careers.”. Joel Vargas, Jobs for the Future (JFF).

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How career and technical education shuts out Black and Latino students from high-paying professions

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Alphina Kamara wonders what might have happened if she’d been introduced to science and engineering careers at her Wilmington, Delaware, high school. When she asked an administrator at Mount Pleasant High School about this apparent disparity, she said she was told that the audio engineering course was created for “regular students.”.

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OPINION: Tribal colleges, lifeline to rural and disenfranchised Native communities, need our help more than ever

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billion in economic activity. Sara Goldrick-Rab is Professor of Sociology and Medicine at Temple University, and Founding Director of the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice. Now, due to the pandemic, Tribes are dealing with an estimated loss of more than $4.4

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‘We’re stronger than we’ve ever been’: A Mississippi district shows that integrated schools pay off

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Angie Rawls, choral director at Pearl High School in Mississippi, leads students in a vocal exercise. On the first Wednesday of December, the stage risers were out and the backlights were on as the women’s choir rehearsed in the Pearl High School Performing Arts Center. Photo: Sarah Warnock/The Clarion Ledger.

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Why more black students are enrolling in historically black colleges

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Although many schools are still crunching the numbers, about a third of all HBCUs have seen spikes in freshmen enrollment this year, said Marybeth Gasman, higher education professor at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions. There’s obviously something happening at a societal level.”.

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