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OPINION: Iowa offers the nation some lessons about graduating incarcerated students from college

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Courses range from “The Sociology of Sport” to “Songwriting and Singing in a Prison Choir” and are primarily taught in person through the University of Iowa or through an associate-degree program with Iowa Central Community College.

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

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Each elementary school focuses on a specific area — engineering, math and science, the arts, leadership, or foreign languages, among others. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona that stated, “Every student should have access to an education that aligns with industry demands and evolves to meet the demands of tomorrow’s global workforce.” (The

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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

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Compared to their white peers, students of color are more likely to attend low-performing public primary and secondary schools with inexperienced teachers and high leadership turnover. Rethinking remedial education. The stubborn achievement gap between white students and students of color is at least partly due to systemic inequities.

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

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Recently, she started classes toward a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership and learning at the University of Louisville. Thompson, whose father “was an illiterate coal miner” and mother only completed eighth grade, but who earned a doctorate in sociology, said raising educational levels is critical to prosperity in the state.

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When the man behind the curtain is female: More women now hold key education policymaker jobs

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Kids were busting into Zoom meetings across the country at that point in the pandemic, but for Kelley, whose job is to help design California’s statewide education policy, and her female colleagues, the situation held special resonance. “We in sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Credit: Tanya Lieberman.

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