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‘Easy to just write us off’: Rural students’ choices shrink as colleges slash majors

The Hechinger Report

Cloud State University in Minnesota is cutting 42 degree programs , for example, including criminal justice, gerontology, history, electrical and environmental engineering, economics and physics. Missouri Western State University eliminated majors, minors and concentrations in English, history, sociology, political science and other subjects.

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Why Schools Should Focus on Social Capital Development — Not Just Skills

ED Surge

Earlier in the 2000s, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development described social capital as a space requiring further investigation to help students pursue higher education and careers. Through resources made available by connections — resources that can be mobilized through ties in the networks.

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OPINION: Why school ratings can backfire

The Hechinger Report

Moreover, those proficiency levels are closely tied to students’ family economic status and their entering levels of proficiency in English and math. Are the USN&WR rankings intended to provide parents with information that can help them choose a school that is right for their child? The correlation is r = -.68

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Revisiting the Spiritual Violence of BS Jobs

Sapiens

The late David Graeber was an American professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics. His best-known writings challenged views in liberal economics about the origins of money, attempting to reconceive the historical relationship between debt and social institutions.

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5 Ways To Create Positive Parent-Teacher Relationships

Passion for Social Studies

If something was bothering my student, disciplinary actions, or positive behavior was happening, I would immediately inform the student’s parents. Add to cart Sociology Course $ 200.00 Having communication expectations and procedures in place was helpful when I was teaching. Add to cart AP US Government Course $ 200.00

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

The Hechinger Report

They thought we would be more interested in audio engineering than engineering,” said Kamara, now a junior at Wesleyan University studying English and sociology. That was a hard pill to swallow.”. Meanwhile, they were more likely to enroll in courses in hospitality and, in the case of Black students in particular, human services.

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How Lifelong Readers Are Helping Communities Thrive

Digital Promise

Economic Growth. UNESCO reports that to achieve and accelerate continuous economic growth, at least 40% of the population must be taught to read and write. Adults who can read well enough to understand health and medical information report not only improved health outcomes, but also greater levels of happiness. 20, 21, 22).

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