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Expanding Federal Work Study to Create a More Diverse Teacher Pipeline

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Halima Monds was a first-year student at Spelman College when she joined SpelREADS , a program that pairs undergraduate tutors with students in Atlanta Public Schools to help boost their reading ability. Unfortunately, these kinds of intensive tutoring models can be challenging for school districts to implement.

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Amplifying Student Care at DeVry University with Integrated Technology

Civitas Learning

The Challenge: Enhancing Student Engagement and Scaling Proactive Support A business request to improve tutoring usage revealed that students not only consistently underutilized tutoring but also struggled to engage with DeVry’s many support services. Driving Student Awareness: Tutoring awareness increased by 500 basis points.

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The Federal Work-Study Program

College Planners of America

Examples are reading tutors for young children, literacy tutors for adults, and mathematics tutors at local public high schools. When assigning work hours, employers must consider a student’s class schedule and extracurricular activities to avoid conflicts. FWS jobs are part-time.

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6 innovative ways higher ed can embrace AI

EAB

As a part of an AI initiative launched in 2020, UF first began offering an introductory course teaching basic AI literacy and concepts to all students. Other companies like Khan Academy are also testing AI-powered tutors like Khanmigo , which will assist students in endeavors ranging from writing papers to coding applications.