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Public Confidence in Four-Year Degrees Plummets, New Poll Reveals

The poll found that just 33% of respondents believe a four-year degree is worth the investment due to improved job prospects and lifetime earnings, while 63% contend that graduates too often leave campus burdened with substantial debt but lacking specific job skills.

Study: AI Use Widespread for Personal Tasks But Lags in Workplace

The research paints a picture of uneven AI adoption across American society, with significant gaps between personal and professional use, and wide disparities based on demographic factors.

California's Golden State Teacher Grant Helps Over 28,000 Aspiring Educators Enter Workforce

Program supports teacher candidates with high financial need and candidates of color.

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The Invisible Crisis: How Data Failures Are Undermining Native American Students in Higher Education

For decades, Native American students have faced a paradox in American higher education: they are simultaneously overrepresented in discussions about educational equity yet severely undercounted in the data systems designed to support them.

Online Math Classes Boosted College Students' Test Scores During COVID Lockdowns, Study Finds

Students improved their math scores by 8 to 11 points on a 100-point scale after transitioning from in-person to online instruction during the pandemic, researchers found after analyzing more than 15,000 course records from nearly 8,000 students across nine Chinese universities.

Massachusetts Report Urges Investment to Expand Higher Education Access

The report comes as the state faces troubling enrollment trends. While high school graduation rates have risen to 89.2 percent, college-going rates have dropped sharply from 73 percent in 2016 to 63 percent in 2023.

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The Power of Apprenticeships

In his new book, Cory V. McCray lays bare his Baltimore City roots and rise from troubled youth, apprentice, businessman, to public servant.

Rural Americans Want to Lead Community Projects But Face Barriers, New Research Finds

The study found that 68% of rural residents report regularly helping neighbors or local community members, a higher rate than their urban counterparts. However, fewer than one in 10 rural Americans have organized or led community programs, initiatives, or events.

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The Essential University

A small institution in Washington State is proving that access to higher education can transform entire communities - one student at a time.

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Book Review- A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power

Abby Phillip pays careful attention to how Jackson's commitment to educational access and equity ran throughout his political career. His advocacy for investments in higher education for minorities, his push for tuition-free quality education, and his work to unite parents, students, and teachers in common pursuit of educational excellence all emerged from his own transformative college experience.

Jamaican Universities Suspend Operations as Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Threatens Historic Devastation

U.S. Institutions, including HBCUs, mobilize relief efforts for Caribbean nation.

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Health Training Programs Show Wide Gaps in Returns for California

The report reveals stark demographic patterns in program enrollment.

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