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Zamani-Gallaher Appointed Dean of School of Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Zamani-Gallaher has been named the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. “I Zamani-Gallaher “The school has an amazing community of scholars and learners and is supported by many talented staff and alumni,” she continued. Dr. Eboni M.

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These public colleges and MSIs are powerful economic engines

University Business

Low-key public colleges and minority-serving institutions, commonly known as MSIs, are serving as strong engines for economic mobility for the average American, according to new data by Third Way, a center-left think tank focused on improving learner outcomes. CUNY City College $66,039 $38,037 0.49 CUNY City College $66,039 $38,037 0.49

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Community College Voice Podcast, Season 9, Episode 1

AACC

In this episode, we talk with the authors of the new book, “Discredited: Power, Privilege, and Community College Transfer” (Harvard Education Press).

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Labour’s education policy is brave, but can they fund it?

HEPI

Sure Start, the Blair Government’s signature policy to provide wrap-around support for new parents and children in the early years, was one of the earliest victims of austerity. For the Coalition and subsequent Conservative governments, the priority was never early years, but wide-ranging school curriculum and structural reforms.

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Cultivating global learner ownership from high school to higher education

The PIE News

As education practitioners, we must consistently reimagine the delivery of secondary education and how it will meet the needs of both higher learning experiences, and of course, the future of work. Verified by PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), the OSSD ranks second in high school programs internationally.

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IHEP Offers Lessons for Schools to Improve Transfer Pathways

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Although 80% of students who enroll in community colleges plan on getting a bachelor’s degree, only around 15% do so within six years. It’s a product of what seems like a perpetually leaky transfer process, in which, nationwide, 43% of credits are lost between schools. Very little of this work can be done independently,” she said.

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Report: At Least More Than 2,000 Schools Typically Deliver Minimum Economic Return to Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million undergraduates, typically deliver the minimum economic return to students, according to a recent report from the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP). Threshold 0 is met if a student in question earns at least a high school graduate and enough to recoup their investment in college within ten years.