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A significant number of college students -- 22 percent -- have very low levels of food security, which can make classwork more difficult, according to a report published yesterday. Moocs, Liberal Arts, Interview, Grad School, Hate School, New Energy, Community College, Pedagogy, Higher Education

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A significant number of college students -- 22 percent -- have very low levels of food security, which can make classwork more difficult, according to a report published yesterday.

High-poverty school districts enroll half of America's schoolchildren, and often, children in affluent, neighboring districts benefit from greater resources. This report highlights the country’s most segregating borders and considers how this situation has come to pass. School District, Public School, Districts, Poverty, Greater, Borders, Report, Benefit, Highlights

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High-poverty school districts enroll half of America's schoolchildren, and often, children in affluent, neighboring districts benefit from greater resources. This report highlights the country’s most segregating borders and considers how this situation has come to pass.

Education Department's 56-page memo details new guidelines for student loan servicers.

Education Department's 56-page memo details new guidelines for student loan servicers.

Jefferson Education, an incubator affiliated with the University of Virginia, has enlisted more than 100 educators, entrepreneurs, and experts to examine why neither companies nor their customers tend to rigorously evaluate their products. University Of Virginia, Edtech, Jefferson, How To Find Out, Mansions, Education, News, House Styles, Products

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Jefferson Education, an incubator affiliated with the University of Virginia, has enlisted more than 100 educators, entrepreneurs, and experts to examine why neither companies nor their customers tend to rigorously evaluate their products.

Some believe that delaying a child's enrollment in kindergarten by one year (known as "redshirting") may better long-term student performance. Michael Hansen argues that recent research on age and student outcomes shows that redshirting does not yield an educational advantage, but rather an initial testing advantage that diminishes to a nearly negligible factor over time. Kindergarten Activities, Educational Activities, Michael Hansen, Science Websites, Used Legos, Student Performance, Science For Kids, Delayed

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Some believe that delaying a child's enrollment in kindergarten by one year (known as "redshirting") may better long-term student performance. Michael Hansen argues that recent research on age and student outcomes shows that redshirting does not yield an educational advantage, but rather an initial testing advantage that diminishes to a nearly negligible factor over time.

ACT Report On College-Going Behavior of 2015 U.S. High School Graduates Points to Missed Opportunities Act Science Practice, Reading Practice, Act Test Scores, Act Testing, College Test, College Info, College Planning, Career Planning, Student Web

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ACT Report On College-Going Behavior of 2015 U.S. High School Graduates Points to Missed Opportunities

Schools often offer vocational classes at the expense of advanced courses, which can leave young women with few options. Planer, Job, Online School, Special Education, Young Women, Leaves, Schools, Courses, Options

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Schools often offer vocational classes at the expense of advanced courses, which can leave young women with few options.

This election season, the student debt crisis has finally gotten the attention it deserves. A look at how we got here, who has profited and just a few of the lives affected. College Finance, Financial Aid For College, Scholarships For College, College Loans, Student Loan Repayment, Student Loan Debt, Federal Student Loan Forgiveness, Loan Payoff

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This election season, the student debt crisis has finally gotten the attention it deserves. A look at how we got here, who has profited and just a few of the lives affected.

The fourth installment in the Obama administration's Promise Neighborhoods Grant competition has been announced by Education Secretary John King, Jr. School Discipline, Reform School, High School Principal, Education Policy, Social Studies Teacher, Its Time To Stop, King Jr, Advocate, Secretary

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The fourth installment in the Obama administration's Promise Neighborhoods Grant competition has been announced by Education Secretary John King, Jr.

If we want to see progress for American students—of all racial groups—we’ve got to get the college readiness rate past the forty percent mark and beyond. Otherwise, we will continue to set up millions of young people to fail. Healthy Tan, Dental Coverage, Racial Groups, Second Semester, College Readiness, Mind Body Connection, Teeth Care, Dental Services, Dental Assistant

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If we want to see progress for American students—of all racial groups—we’ve got to get the college readiness rate past the forty percent mark and beyond. Otherwise, we will continue to set up millions of young people to fail.

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"Being a low-income student in college is difficult, but it’s probably tougher for women...Colleges’ schedules and services, which have long catered to traditional, childless students, she says, need to change to accommodate a new student population." Low Income, New Students, Colleges, Change, Traditional, Female, Long, Women

"Being a low-income student in college is difficult, but it’s probably tougher for women...Colleges’ schedules and services, which have long catered to traditional, childless students, she says, need to change to accommodate a new student population."

Aspiring college students can apply for federal financial aid three months earlier this year, but colleges won't necessarily follow suit with speedy aid decisions—at least in this first year. College Degree, Fafsa, Rotc, Financial Assistance, Speed Up, College Students

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Aspiring college students can apply for federal financial aid three months earlier this year, but colleges won't necessarily follow suit with speedy aid decisions—at least in this first year.

As the jobs market recovers from the Great Recession, 99 percent of the new jobs are going to those with at least some college education, a finding that bolsters the argument that young people need more than a high school diploma to thrive in the modern economy. School Choice, High School Diploma, Lost Job, Bachelors Degree, College Hacks, Education College, Marketing Jobs

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As the jobs market recovers from the Great Recession, 99 percent of the new jobs are going to those with at least some college education, a finding that bolsters the argument that young people need more than a high school diploma to thrive in the modern economy.

Researchers say the real test of a state student aid program may not be enrollment alone, but graduate school, lifetime income and more.

Researchers say the real test of a state student aid program may not be enrollment alone, but graduate school, lifetime income and more.

What Obama’s Overtime Rule Could Mean for Colleges - The Chronicle of Higher Education Obama, Rules, Articles, Reading, Blog, College

What Obama’s Overtime Rule Could Mean for Colleges - The Chronicle of Higher Education

For the poor in the Ivy League, a full ride isn’t always what they imagined - The Washington Post Universities In America, Top Universities, College News, Teaching Grit, Ivy League Colleges, Mexican Moms, Modern Mexican, Poor Children

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For the poor in the Ivy League, a full ride isn’t always what they imagined - The Washington Post

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“How can we celebrate a status we seek to lift students from?”

“How can we celebrate a status we seek to lift students from?”

“How can we celebrate a status we seek to lift students from?”

Yom, as the students call their Lincoln High calculus teacher, is at the blackboard with marker in hand. High School Teacher, Ap Calculus, Education Issues, Teacher Evaluation, Study Spanish, Advanced Placement, Reading Teacher, Teacher Librarian

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Yom, as the students call their Lincoln High calculus teacher, is at the blackboard with marker in hand.

Thanks to the impending debut of the revised SAT, many high school juniors are taking as many as three different college-readiness tests this school year. Accommodations For Students With Disabilities, Accommodation For Students, School Counsellor, New Sat, Sat Prep, Education Week, Dream Meanings

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Thanks to the impending debut of the revised SAT, many high school juniors are taking as many as three different college-readiness tests this school year.

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Feds encourage dual-enrollment through experimental access to Pell Grants | Inside Higher Ed

Feds encourage dual-enrollment through experimental access to Pell Grants | Inside Higher Ed

Lumina highlights ways states have increased productivity in higher education | Inside Higher Ed

Lumina highlights ways states have increased productivity in higher education | Inside Higher Ed

Student loans: Washington is a low debt state. Student Debt, New Mexico, Louisiana, Nevada, Fortune, Washington, Success, Things To Come

Student loans: Washington is a low debt state.