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'Academic Career Plans' Have Students Exploring Careers as Early as Kindergarten
States are requiring 'academic career plans' to get students thinking about future jobs sooner -- and save them from college debt.
‘Untapped Talent’: TA to BA Teacher Prep Program Scales Six-Fold Amid Shortages
Two years in, fellowship training teaching assistants into lead teachers expands to new cities and “grow-your-own” programs are taking hold nationwide.
Los Angeles Skilled Trades Program Mixes Summer Jobs and Training All in One
This five-week paid program is one of five projects serving more than 200 county youth, many in charter schools or academic recovery programs, in the Los Angeles County Skilled Trades Summers program, which is privately funded by Harbor Freight Tools for Schools, a program of the Smidt Foundation.
Teens Have Changed Their Higher Ed Plans — Survey Shows They May Never Go Back
According to a recent survey we at EdChoice conducted in conjunction with Morning Consult, teenagers are embracing their agency in an increasingly broad array of choices. What they told us might worry institutions of higher education — because the next generation appears less interested in the traditional college pipeline.
Educators’ Poor Morale Matters, Even If They Don’t Quit. Here’s Why
Steiner, Schwartz, Diliberti: Low morale in today’s educators may dissuade tomorrow’s from entering the field. Stressed-out teachers are often absent.
How Universities Are Offering New Ways to Help Freshmen Upended by Pandemic
Some schools are providing extra help for incoming first-year students amid concerns the pandemic left high schoolers unprepared for higher studies.
Educator’s View: How My Ohio District is Recruiting and Retaining Black Teachers
Having at least one Black teacher in elementary school reduces the chances of dropping out by 29% among low-income Black students and by 39% for very low-income Black males. Black students who have just one Black teacher by third grade are 13% more likely to enroll in college, while those who have two Black teachers are 32% more likely. However, Black classroom teachers make up only 7% of the entire workforce, even though Black children make up at least 16% of the student population.
7 Things We Learned About COVID’s Impact on Education From Survey of 800 Schools
A series of surveys sent between January and May reveal how the pandemic has shaped absenteeism, student behavior, mental health and staffing problems.
Most Students Who Left College During COVID Want to Return — But Many Can’t
Money, stress and family & work obligations are keeping students from returning to college and earning their degrees, survey finds.