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Working-class kids are being denied a second chance at education | Letters

The Guardian - Higher Education

What is an even greater scandal than student debt and collapsing apprenticeships is that adult education, which used to give people a second chance to gain GCSEs and A-levels or vocational qualifications suited to their aspirations, is now virtually nonexistent. Continue reading.

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3 Key Themes at the CFES Brilliant Pathways Conference

MindMax

Leaders in education, business, government, and philanthropy (plus 100 students!) You might be wondering why someone like me, whose company focuses on higher education marketing and enrollment , would attend a K-12 conference. MindMax shares this focus on creating pathways , in the context of continuing education and higher ed.

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Can the three-year bachelor's degree become a reality?

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Huddled around a table in the Georgetown University Alumni House, roughly two dozen academics convened last week to address two of the most persistent challenges in higher education: improving student outcomes and lowering the cost of a bachelor’s degree. Now, nearly 15 years later, the idea has fresh momentum.

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Civic universities must engage adult learners

HEPI

Last month, alongside her announcement that tuition fees would be increased in line with inflation, Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson wrote to universities setting out her priorities for higher education reform. Adult education appears to have psychological benefits too.

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ANNA MIARKA-GRZELAK

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Miarka-Grzelak earned a master’s degree in English philology from the University of Warsaw and a master’s in adult education from Indiana University. Anna Miarka-Grzelak has been named vice president for strategic enrollment and innovation at the State University of New York Cobleskill.

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SYBIL NEWMAN

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Newman holds a bachelor’s degree in in professional speech, theatre arts, and broadcast communication and a master’s in leadership studies and adult education from North Carolina A&T University. Sybil Newman Sybil Newman has been named college advancement officer for Guilford Technical Community College in North Carolina.

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Meet the people who took an evening class… and changed their life

The Guardian - Higher Education

Whether you are stuck in a rut or have ambitions you’d still like to pursue, adult education gives you a second chance. Six people tell Michael Segalov how taking a course inspired them I studied biology in Iraq for my undergraduate degree and worked in a pathology lab.