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Partnership Programs Make College a Reality for First-Generation Students
Even though college is several years away for 15-year-old Alex Martinez, the New Jersey high school freshman has already gotten a taste of college life. “There’s a lot more freedom,” Martinez says of… more →
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Partnership Programs Make College a Reality for First-Generation Students
wrote 1 day ago: Even though college is several years away for 15-year-old Alex Martinez, the New Jersey high school … more →
The Dark Side of Dual Enrollment
wrote 4 days ago: Different students learn in different ways—we know that. Students know that too. A precalculus stude … more →
A 'Neglected' Population Gets Another Chance at a Diploma
wrote 1 week ago: It’s too late to bar the schoolhouse door when 1.8 million students are already out. Fueled by … more →
Nation's Graduation Rate Nears a Milestone
wrote 1 week ago: At the beginning of the last decade, before concerns about the nation’s graduation rate ascend … more →
Workers Learned Most Job Skills Outside of Classroom, Study Finds
wrote 1 week ago: A majority of professionals who responded to a recent survey about the 21st-century workplace said t … more →
In California, Push for College Diversity Starts Earlier
wrote 1 month ago: As the Supreme Court weighs a case that could decide the future of affirmative action in college adm … more →
College and High-School Educators Still Disagree Over Students' Preparedness
wrote 1 month ago: The gap in what students are expected to know between high school and college is often thought to be … more →
Some States Dropping GED as Test Price Spikes
wrote 1 month ago: Several dozen states are looking for an alternative to the GED high school equivalency test because … more →
Southern States See Changes in Virtual Education
wrote 2 months ago: nline learning has undergone a series of significant changes in recent years as it has entered the m … more →
Better Colleges Failing to Lure Talented Poor
wrote 2 months ago: Most low-income students who have top test scores and grades do not even apply to the nation’s best … more →
In California, Thousands of Teachers Missing Needed Credentials
wrote 3 months ago: The last time Charlie Parker took a social studies class, he was a teenager with an Afro and Jimmy C … more →
Dual-Credit Courses Expand in High Schools
wrote 3 months ago: Opportunities for students to earn college credit while still in high school are expanding. A new re … more →
Oregon Bill Would Require College Credit in High School
wrote 4 months ago: The Oregon Legislature is looking at making college students out of every Oregon high-school student … more →
National High School Graduation Rate Climbs
wrote 4 months ago: The national high school graduation rate has improved notably, with 78.2 percent of public school st … more →
Consortium Releases Technology Guidelines for Common-Core Tests
wrote 5 months ago: One of the two consortia designing tests for the Common Core State Standards has released new guidan … more →
California Denied NCLB Waiver, Now What?
wrote 5 months ago: California’s request for a waiver from the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act will be de … more →
More Students Are Taking Community-College Courses While in High School
wrote 6 months ago: Nicole Perez spends her school days at a local high school here, but when the 17-year-old senior ste … more →
New Student-Poverty Measures Proposed for National Tests
wrote 6 months ago: Aiming to get a clearer picture of how students’ home and community resources affect their aca … more →
A Crisis of Unprepared Freshmen
wrote 6 months ago: Shakira Lockett was a pretty good student in elementary, middle and high school. The Miami-Dade Coun … more →
