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Two Universities Team Up to Stay Alive, But Stop Short of Merging

ED Surge

Colleges don’t like to think of themselves as businesses, but a growing number these days are facing the harsh reality of falling enrollments and a struggle to make their financial numbers add up. The two universities say that other private colleges have expressed initial interest. And that’s possibly new, Marcy says.

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Transforming Adult Students into Scholars

ED Surge

It’s designed for students new to the University of Virginia—but not entirely new to higher education. Each of them has already earned at least 45 college credits—equal to about three semesters—and desires to complete a degree. It’s not a topic Ruth Cady thought she’d ever be researching seriously. They clicked.

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Teaching Students to Read Science Informational Text

Amy Brown Science

From shopping at the grocery store for probiotic yogurts and organically grown produce to news stories on earthquakes, climate change, vaccines, and toxic chemical clouds produced from a train derailment. Reading scientific text can help students develop the language and vocabulary necessary to communicate effectively about scientific topics.

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