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When We Defund Education, We Defund Teacher Diversity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They enabled teacher preparation programs and school districts to collaborate in preparing and retaining educators, particularly in hard-to-staff areas like STEM, special education, and early childhood education. We canand mustredesign educator preparation systems that prioritize access, affordability, and equity.

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Introducing NCLC’s Student Loan Toolkit

NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

Whether you are just starting your student loan journey or have been dealing with student loan debt for decades, you can use NCLC’s newly created Student Loan Toolkit to help you take charge of your student loan situation and move forward. Download the toolkit today!

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Universal Early Learning Coverage is Needed to Combat the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For these reasons and others, it is time for a strong universal publicly funded option to be created for infants through kindergarten to ensure that all children have access to high-quality early education, regardless of their socioeconomic background. Collaboration with higher education institutions is crucial to accomplishing these aims.

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Community College of Vermont and Hospital Pay Students to Take Classes

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Right now, students can access our programs in early childhood education at low or no cost,” said Dr. Leslie Johnson, an associate academic dean at CCV. “So, Increasing the student body is likely to lead to more graduates and to more alumni donors down the line. SVMC’s initial idea was to fund scholarships.

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Three Metrics I Didn’t Have During My College Search, But I’m Glad Students Now Do

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The Scorecard has gone through several iterations and updates since its initial release in 2015, including one announced earlier this month, so I can only imagine how differently my search would have played out had I had access to the additional information the newest iteration of the tool now offers.

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From College to Careers: The Pell Institute Receives $748,000 Ascendium Grant to Explore Career Development within TRIO Programs

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By partnering with the Pell Institute, Ascendium is working to reduce institutional barriers to accessing and completing college and to help more learners from low-income backgrounds achieve their educational and career goals. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, we fund initiatives across the U.S.

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What is “one front door” onboarding and how could it help your students?

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Read on to learn about Germanna’s approach to making education more accessible to all types of learners—and how it’s helped them boost enrollment. Applicant-to-enrollee conversion rates increased 17% between Spring 2019 and Spring 2021 , ensuring more students were successfully integrated into the college community.