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From private to public school: A college counselor straddles an economic divide

The Hechinger Report

While private high schools can often afford to employ staff like Ward who are devoted exclusively to helping students plan for college and their futures, these jobs are rare at public schools. At a public school,” said Ward, “you might be lucky to meet with some students once for half an hour or 45 minutes.”.

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Why are wealthier students getting lower prices than their low-income peers?

The Hechinger Report

Your heart breaks that you can’t do more, but there are certain economic realities. But Murphy said that those figures do not account for money that goes to low-income students who qualify for the Kalamazoo Promise program, under which resident graduates of local public schools get all or part of their tuition paid for.

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College advisers vow to ‘kick the door open’ for Black and Hispanic students despite affirmative action ruling 

The Hechinger Report

Several are on hand tonight recounting their own educational journeys , culminating in full scholarships to schools such as the University of Chicago and Wesleyan University, where annual estimated costs approach $90,000. Related: Why aren’t more school counselors trained in helping students apply to college?

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Lucien Ferguson Receives the 2024 Edward S. Corwin Award for “The Spirit of Caste: Recasting the History of Civil Rights”

Political Science Now

Corwin Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best doctoral dissertation in the field of public law. Lucien Ferguson is the 2023-2025 Drinan Visiting Assistant Professor at Boston College Law School. The Edward S.

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In Puerto Rico, the odds are against high school grads who want to go to college

The Hechinger Report

It is not good policy to keep Puerto Rico economically on a downturn in what feels like an endless loop of economic underperformance. It is not good policy to keep Puerto Rico economically on a downturn in what feels like an endless loop of economic underperformance,” said Aponte, who also served as U.S.

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TEACHER VOICE: When it comes to teacher training, the U.S. could learn a thing or two from Canada

The Hechinger Report

In my own teacher training many years ago, I took various courses in curriculum theory, classroom management, education history and educational psychology along with content-based courses like political science, economics and history. Related: Will high school segregation for refugees lead to better integration?

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New Orleans finally has control of its own schools, but will all parents really have a say?

The Hechinger Report

Rabalais dreamed of a diverse campus that would cater to his diverse neighborhood and draw kids from across the racial and economic chasms that have long divided New Orleans. He wanted a school in which he, a white, middle-class New Orleans native, would feel comfortable enrolling his young children. But there was a big problem.