A look at University of Virginia Law’s new Institute on Education Rights
THE DAILY PROGRESS — Nearly half of all students in the U.S. are performing behind their grade level in at least one subject. A new institute at the University of Virginia is planning on tackling those daunting figures and finding ways to improve K-12 education and help educators address the obstacles that face disadvantaged students.
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THE WASHINGTON POST — Amid war, U.S. students in Israel face questions of whether to evacuate. Violence in Israel disrupts study-abroad plans for American students.
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HIGHER ED DIVE — Some institutions have seen short-term enrollment gains from slashing their sticker prices, but the strategy doesn’t guarantee a turnaround.
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THE ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION — High school students’ scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for college-level coursework, according to the nonprofit organization that administers the test.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — As graduate students make up an increasingly larger share of the federal student loan portfolio, the U.S. Education Department is looking to gather more information about the programs receiving federal dollars and how students fare in them—a step that could lead to greater federal and public scrutiny of graduate education.
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USA TODAY — Another 125,000 student loan borrowers will have $9 billion in student loan debt erased, the Biden administration said Wednesday.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — A new report from the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice at Temple University explores how students’ college experiences during the pandemic varied by race and ethnicity.
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FORBES — Americans without a college education have a substantially shorter lifespan on average compared to those with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and the gap is widening, growing significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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LSAC — Is AI the future of employment or the end of it? There are many horror stories about how AI is coming for your job. While rumors swirl about AI taking over, the truth is more nuanced.
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MARKETPLACE — It is one of the hallmarks of the modern consumer economy that when we’re going to buy something, we want to know what it’s going to cost. But when it comes to a college education, one of the biggest purchases many people will make, it can be pretty hard to figure out what…
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