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Jan 26

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Should more kids skip college for workforce training?

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Of all the U.S. high school students who graduate high school and go on to college, a large proportion will never earn their degree. How can educators better train those who may struggle in trying to pick a course of…

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Jan 22

Facing skepticism, colleges set out to prove their value

By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report

Detailed accounting is an example of aggressive new efforts being made by colleges and universities to prove something once taken for granted: their value and importance, in dollars-and-sense terms that consumers understand.

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Jan 20

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College apps should emphasize passion not accomplishments, says Harvard report

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Do colleges put too much pressure on students to impress admissions committees with achievements and accolades? A new report from the Harvard Graduate School of Education recommends limiting the number of advanced placement classes and extracurricular activities that students can…

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Jan 19

Watch 7:07
How home visits for vulnerable moms boost kids’ brainpower

By PBS NewsHour

A rapidly expanding medical program for low-income first-time mothers combines social services with the latest in brain science. The Nurse-Family Partnership provides in-home advice on health and parenting, which can lead to improved cognitive development and language skills for their…

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Jan 12

Obama: ‘We have to make college affordable for every American’

By Adelyn Baxter

Calling December's bipartisan reform of No Child Left Behind an "important step" in better preparing American students for the workforce, President Barack Obama said he will push for more college affordability in his final year in office.

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Jan 12

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Individual coaching demystifies college for first-generation applicants

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Final deadlines for college applications are looming this week, and students who are first in their families to attend college are far less likely to have help navigating the application system. The College Advising Corps aims to change that by…

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Jan 11

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Poetry helps youth at a juvenile detention center find peace

By PBS NewsHour, Frank Carlson

Free Write Jail Arts and Literacy aims to help troubled youths in Chicago’s Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center address their personal issues by writing poetry about their circumstances and upbringing. Jeffrey Brown talks with poet Reginald Dwayne Betts, who…

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Jan 10

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Country’s oldest voluntary school desegregation program grows in Rochester, New York

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The Urban-Suburban program in Rochester, New York, has given minority children the opportunity to attend schools in the suburbs that have a far larger population of white students. The program is growing, but questions still remain remain about whether the…

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Dec 25

In tough times, colleges turn to unconventional leaders

By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report

When tiny Paul Quinn College faced its darkest hour, it turned not to a physicist or an historian or a political scientist to lead it forward. It named a corporate securities lawyer and crisis manager as its president. The historically…

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Dec 15

U.S. high school graduation rate ticks up to 82 percent

By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Education Department said Tuesday that the rate for the 2013-14 school year -- up from 81 percent the previous year -- was the highest since it started using a new, uniform measure in 2010. Still, the numbers…

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