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Teachers Rally Against Musk's Education Control

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education, teachers, students and union leaders are planning to rally Wednesday against recent actions by Elon Musk's Elon Musk Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that they say threaten both educational research and student privacy.

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When We Defund Education, We Defund Teacher Diversity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

America is undergoing a calculated retreat in federal education policy. Despite ongoing disinvestment, educators remain steadfast in their battlenot only for schools but also for students, families, and the conviction that education fuels a just society.

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Reconciling Contrasting Findings on Perceptions of Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Experts on American perceptions of higher education said that the polls collectively reveal that American views are nuanced. Zach Hrynowski, an education research consultant at Gallup, thought that Americans were differentiating between higher education itself and the systems that organize it.

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The Case for IES: How federal postsecondary data shaped California state policy and increased student parent supports

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Radwin: Policymakers need to know that without NPSAS, many factors that inform student experiences would be invisible. For example, NPSAS data show that student parents borrow more and owe more on their federal student loans than non-parenting students. Many other education researchers have done the same.

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The $40,000 Tax on Black Scientists

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Over the last year, we’ve been exploring the educational experiences of Black and Hispanic PhDs in STEM, and find that of the 184,000 PhDs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields awarded to individuals between 2010-2020, just 3.8 percent went to Black Americans.

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The Council for Opportunity in Education Hosts U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Cardona During Its 43rd Annual Policy Seminar on Capitol Hill

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Through its numerous membership services, COE works with colleges, universities, and community-based agencies that host TRIO programs to provide professional development for TRIO educators, research around access and completion, and a host of student opportunities, including study abroad and internship programs. billion today.

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2022: Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Biden-Harris administration anticipated that the debt forgiveness would impact 95% of student loan borrowers, or about 43 million people. Jackson, a prolific educational researcher, is the new dean of Michigan State University’s College of Education. Dr. Jerlando F.