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Initiative Promotes Financial Literacy by Investing in HBCU Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is a belief, she says, that people need to be well-established with a six-figure salary to start thinking about investments, but she notes that students can start planning right away. Creating awareness Financial literacy among college-going students has been a concern among many experts.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Unfortunately, this sentiment holds true for far too many children who enter Kindergarten already behind their peers in terms of literacy skills and too many continue to fall further behind by the time they reach the crucial third-grade mark. The significance of third-grade literacy extends beyond academic success. Dr. Marcus A.

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Study: Congressional Discussions of Student Loans Avoid Race Almost Entirely

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But at the highest levels of power, where decisions about student loan policy are made, race is barely discussed at all. The solutions proposed are going to try to compensate for the students’ behaviors and actions, not the institutions and the policymakers that have historically set these guidelines for student aid and loan access.”

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Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness

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Blogs Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness When I think back to my time in college, student loans were something that nearly everyone had, but not something any of us fully understood. Specifically, we weren’t educated on how to repay them.

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Solving Higher Ed’s Toughest Student Success Challenges with Will Ballard

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Our mission at Civitas Learning is to empower higher education institutions to help students get through school as efficiently and effectively as possible. We can all agree that part of a degree and all of a student loan is not worth it. We can all agree that part of a degree and all of a student loan is not worth it.

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What Are the Big Higher Education Stories for 2024?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Access, affordability, and free speech will continue to make headlines in higher education. Efforts by the Biden administration to pass a rule on student loan forgiveness was a major story from 2023 that will again be front and center in the new year. That rule will likely, immediately get challenged in court,” says Kelchen.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces 2023 National TRIO Achiever Award Recipients

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COE President Maureen Hoyler National TRIO Achiever Award recipients have made significant contributions in their fields while exemplifying the values and principles of educational access and equity. Brett , president and CEO of The New England Council, has been recognized for his relentless advocacy for educational equity and access.