High school graduation rates set to peak in 2025
INSIDE HIGHER ED — High school graduates are on track to peak in number across the country at 3.93 million with the Class of 2025, according to projections released Tuesday by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. That’s about 4 percent above the 3.77 million high school graduates in the Class of 2019.
Read More about High school graduation rates set to peak in 2025Duke Law professors Lawrence Baxter, Gina-Gail Fletcher, and Sarah Bloom Raskin join COVID-19 economic recovery committee
DUKE LAW — Duke Law professors Lawrence Baxter, Gina-Gail Fletcher, and Sarah Bloom Raskin are serving on a panel of top economic thinkers who are drafting policy recommendations that will facilitate a resilient and sustainable post-COVID economic recovery. The Regenerative Crisis Response Committee is a non-partisan group.
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THE MINNESOTA DAILY — Several law students are advocating for greater measures to ensure their mental health and well-being during the pandemic, including changing grading curves in recognition of the challenges of online learning. The University announced grading system updates in early December.
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PENN STATE LAW — Current student Ngu Huu Truong and recent graduate Richardson Jean had exactly that opportunity when they helped Professor Samuel C. Thompson Jr., Arthur Weiss Distinguished Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law at Penn State Law in University Park, publish his recent book, The Deal Lawyer’s Weapons in the War on COVID-19.
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THE DAILY MORNING NEWS — The COVID-19 Legal Helpline at SMU’s Dedman School of Law provides legal information and assistance on matters related to COVID-19, including housing, immigration and consumer protection. Operations began on June 1 with Dedman Law students, professors, local law firms, and attorneys providing pro bono assistance.
Read More about SMU Law hosts COVID-19 legal helpline on housing, immigration and consumer protectionLouisiana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Washington, D.C., announce plans for online February bar exam
ABA JOURNAL — Louisiana scheduled a remote open-book bar in February, according to a Nov. 25 state supreme court order. The other four jurisdictions—Washington, D.C.; Utah; Oregon; and Washington—have announced remote Uniform Bar Exams, which are offered by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
Read More about Louisiana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Washington, D.C., announce plans for online February bar examKentucky Office of Bar Admissions scoring error affects 15 applicants who were initially informed they passed the bar exam
CNN — A Kentucky lawmaker is outraged after a scoring error led to 15 people being incorrectly told they had passed the state bar exam. Three who had been told they did not pass were told they actually passed. Officials said the mistake was not discovered prior to the release of the results.
Read More about Kentucky Office of Bar Admissions scoring error affects 15 applicants who were initially informed they passed the bar examMichigan to conduct February bar exam remotely
MICHIGAN LAWYERS WEEKLY — Michigan’s February bar exam will be conducted remotely, according to a Michigan Supreme Court announcement. What’s not changing is the traditional two-day format: the Board of Law Examiners, or BLE, will administer the online test Feb. 23-24, 2021.
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THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN — As Penn prepares to welcome all undergraduate students back to campus for a hybrid spring semester in the midst of record-high COVID-19 case counts, University health officials are pointing to Penn Law School’s containment of COVID-19 during its hybrid fall semester as an exemplar of how to reopen campus safely.
Read More about A look at Penn Law’s hybrid fall semesterCommunity colleges expect financial and enrollment declines through 2021
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Community colleges are expected to take financial and enrollment hits through 2021. Moody’s Investors Services announced its 2021 outlook for the sector is negative, as is its outlook for four-year public and private institutions. The poor outlook for community colleges is mostly due to the sharp enrollment declines this fall.
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