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An Unusual Way to Charge for College: Make It Voluntary

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He’s even convinced the college’s board to try it, as a pilot at least, in a program called Hope Forward. He’s even convinced the college’s board to try it, as a pilot at least, in a program called Hope Forward. Matthew Scogin: The idea is essentially, "Can we have a pay-it-forward funding model for college?"

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Edtech Has Grown More Common, More Global and More Sophisticated. What’s Next?

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Public and private edtech companies felt the pain of these poor results, announcing more than 8,000 layoffs in an industry that only employs about 100,000 people. Dozens of companies raised venture funding at equal or lesser values —“down rounds”— compared to rounds raised during the pandemic-induced edtech boom of 2020 and 2021.

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For Native Americans, Unequal Child Care Funding Leaves Tribes in Need

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Count the number of children served by a tribe, calculate funding per child, cut a check. But even if funding was based on population, there isn’t an accurate count of Native children. Native communities are in desperate need of quality child care. And yet, they are the least likely demographic to get it.

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This Moment in Education Is Demanding. To Move the Field Forward, We Must Support Educators in Three Key Ways.

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With increased federal support to fund technologies in the classroom, expand broadband access, and put devices in the hands of more students, education technology continues to play an important role in the lives of educators and students. The gap between the "haves" and "have-nots" has become wider and more acute.

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This Paraprofessional Did Her Teacher Training on the Job. Now, She Has Her Own Classroom.

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Janae Montgomery has walked the halls of the same school building for much of the last 10 years — first as a high school student, then as a paraprofessional and, as of a few months ago, as a special education teacher. Why did they want to go into this work in the first place, and what has compelled them to stick with it? Her name was Ms.

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Some Money Pouring into ‘High-Dose’ Tutoring Is Going to Less-Researched Models. Is That a Problem?

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Most of the funds haven't been spent, largely because of supply chain issues and the national labor shortage. In fact, this month, the state announced it opened up the funding to nonprofits , which leaders claim will enable free tutoring for another 18,000 students. Big Money It’s a lot of money.

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Evidence Is Mounting That Calculus Should Be Changed. Will Instructors Heed It?

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Calculus is a critical on-ramp to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). But getting to those careers means surviving the academic journey. While there’s been progress of late, it’s been “uneven” and Black, Hispanic and women workers are still underrepresented in some STEM fields. Its conclusion?

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