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Jul 01

Facing skilled worker shortage, U.S. companies try to train their own new labor pools

By Levi Pulkkinen, The Hechinger Report

With a growing consensus that some sectors of the economy face a shortage of qualified workers, employers are paying entry-level workers to learn on the job.

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Jun 29

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Pandemic graduates on their hopes to mend the ‘cracks’ exposed by the last year

By Hari Sreenivasan, Jaywon Choe

Over the last month, the PBS NewsHour has brought you stories about how students and institutions have been upended by the pandemic. Tonight, we take a more hopeful look at students who have been inspired by the events of the…

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Jun 22

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COVID ‘knocked the wind out of’ Navajo Nation, its colleges. Here’s how they’re recovering

By Stephanie Sy, Gretchen Frazee, Lena I. Jackson

Many tribal colleges and universities are located in remote areas and often serve older and low-income American Indian students. Many lack access to basic necessities like internet and running water, making learning during the pandemic especially difficult. As Stephanie Sy…

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Jun 17

Fewer than half of high schools teach computer science. These educators want to change that

By Levi Pulkkinen, The Hechinger Report

International tech workers, fed up with immigration delays, political uncertainty and anti-Asian bias, are leaving the United States to return to increasingly vibrant startup sectors in their home countries. One solution? Better educating American students in math and science.

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Jun 15

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Record enrollment at Maine college offering diverse learning options post-pandemic

By Jeffrey Brown, Mike Fritz

Across the country, more than 60 colleges have closed or merged since 2016. The COVID-19 pandemic put further financial pressure on colleges and students alike. But one college in Unity, Maine is seeing record enrollment by offering students various learning…

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Jun 09

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Why this former U.S. education secretary believes community college should be free

This week, we heard the case against President Biden's plan to create free tuition for community college students nationwide. And now, we hear from John King, former U.S. secretary of education under President Obama, who is seeking the Democratic nomination…

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Jun 08

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An argument against free community college tuition

Seventeen states in the U.S. now offer free community college tuition, and existing programs cover tuition for many students. But President Biden wants to make that happen nationwide. This week we'll explore both sides of the debate over free community…

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Jun 01

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How community colleges are retooling to bring students back post-pandemic

By Hari Sreenivasan, Rachel Wellford

Community colleges have long been seen as an opportunity for students of all backgrounds to earn a degree. But those same students, especially the students of color, have been some of the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. And many…

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May 19

How one community college professor is fighting high pandemic dropout rates

By Melissa B. Taboada, The Hechinger Report

Amid higher dropout rates, a professor in Texas redoubles her efforts to lead students to success.

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Feb 18

Where states are boosting or slashing higher ed funding amid the pandemic

By Emma Whitford, Inside Higher Ed

Governors have proposed a patchwork of higher education funding increases and cuts in their budgets.

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