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Study: Third-Grade Retention Has Positive Effects for Student Outcomes

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Holding students back a year may have its benefits, according to a recent study published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Nicholas Hartlep, the Robert Charles Billings Chair in Education at Berea College and a former elementary school teacher. As of 2019, 18 U.S. Literacy is really important.

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Recommendations to Increase Online Student Retention: A Delphi Study, By Dr. Danielle Kish

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Online dropout rates continue to be a severe problem for HEI leaders as low retention rates continue (Muljana & Tian, 2019; Radovan, 2019). and nontraditional online students have higher dropout rates in the first academic year than nontraditional students attending a ground-campus course/program (Ellis, 2019).

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Excelencia in Education Publishes Analysis about Today's Latino College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Latino college students are more likely to be first-generation students and less likely to leave college having earned their degrees, according to a new report from Excelencia in Education. They're making pragmatic choices on how to pay for their education, how to pay for college,” Labandera said. Of the Latino students in U.S.

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A Positive Environment of Engagement and Retention in the Online Learning Environment  

Faculty Focus

According to The Glossary of Education Reform (2016), engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, and passion students show when they are learning or being taught. Nursing Education Perspectives, 37 (6), 349-351. Korean journal of medical education , 32 (2), 103–117. Frontiers in Education, 7.

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Trends in Higher Education Marketing and Engagement

MindMax

MindMax is committed to being at the forefront of emerging trends in higher education marketing and engagement. Key Higher Education Trends in Enrollment Enrollment trends look different in the post-pandemic landscape than they did pre-2020. Here is a comprehensive overview of the presentation they shared.

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A Positive Environment of Engagement and Retention in the Online Learning Environment  

Faculty Focus

According to The Glossary of Education Reform (2016), engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, and passion students show when they are learning or being taught. Nursing Education Perspectives, 37 (6), 349-351. Korean journal of medical education , 32 (2), 103–117. Frontiers in Education, 7.

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University of Utah Showcases Positive Impacts of Diversity

Insight Into Diversity

University of Utah is showcasing the value of academic diversity after the state’s passing of HB 261 , which “prohibits an institution of higher education from establishing or maintaining an office… [that] is referred to or named diversity, equity, and inclusion.”