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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This moment inspired Joshua Jackson and Dayshawn Louden, then student leaders at Compton College, to begin campaigning and advocating for student housing and increased basic needs on campus. Louden says that their roles as campus leaders positioned them to advocate for their fellow students and the longevity of the institution.

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Radford University Low-Income Students Get Leg Up with $1.2M Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Radford University Class of 2027 Radford University in Virginia has received a $1.2 The funding will allow for the hiring of four new student support advocates, who will offer dedicated attention and guidance to these students as they pursue their degrees. Dr. Susan P.

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Movement to Ban Legacy Admissions Gains Momentum

Insight Into Diversity

Supreme Court struck down the consideration of race-conscious admissions, a growing number of lawmakers, advocates, and higher education leaders have called for banning legacy status as a potential factor in the admission process. Meanwhile, first-generation students comprised only about 16% of Harvard’s 2027 class.

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Top study destinations outside the “big four” in 2024

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While the US , UK , Canada and Australia continue to dominate the international education landscape, collectively hosting over half of the worlds international students, alternative destinations are gaining traction. In 2021, data from the Chinese Ministry of Education reported a total of 35 million undergraduate students and 3.3

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Debt and doubt: a graduate’s frustrations with the current higher education loans regime

SRHE

Given that individuals receive a substantial return from their investment in higher education (HE), it is right that the balance of costs should be shared between students and the state. University education would increase young people’s productivity and ingenuity, while enhancing their understanding of their responsibilities to society.

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Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

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Middle school math is closely monitored because it prepares students for high school algebra, a reliably strong indicator of later education outcomes. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) recently released their first post-pandemic look at the degree to which disrupted learning impacted 13-year-old math scores.

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Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

EAB

Middle school math is closely monitored because it prepares students for high school algebra, a reliably strong indicator of later education outcomes. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) recently released their first post-pandemic look at the degree to which disrupted learning impacted 13-year-old math scores.