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Yes, the cost of university study does deter disadvantaged students

Wonkhe

New research from the Sutton Trust finds a widespread appetite for higher education is dampened by perceptions of the cost of study. The post Yes, the cost of university study does deter disadvantaged students appeared first on Wonkhe.

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The cost of participation: perceptions of higher education amongst young, white British males from areas of educational disadvantage

HEPI

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Neil Raven, Independent educational consultant. The comparatively low rates of higher education (HE) progression amongst young men from white, working class backgrounds has received a significant amount of attention in recent years , including from HEPI.

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The Advantage of Disadvantage

Jon Boeckenstedt

It got some good traction on Twitter, although I believe many people are as tired of debating the SAT as I am; it was picked up and posted in the Chronicle of Higher Education morning update (and to my surprise […] Blog posts have half-lives of about 72 hours, and my most recent one is no exception. It

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In the search for jobs, should disadvantaged students behave more like middle-class students … or should the labour market change?

HEPI

Plato around a seminar table this ain’t Wildavsky usefully nails the idea that higher education is contrary to skills-based learning, noting that even the ‘land-grant institutions’ founded in the US over a century ago provide practical experience. The fact it is meshed together has just made it confusing, messy and unhelpful.’ Many (most?)

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Ten HBCUs Win Clean Energy Education Prize

Insight Into Diversity

Department of Energy (DOE) announced the phase one winners of their inaugural HBCU Clean Energy Education Prize in The Partnerships Track. Department of Energy’s HBCU Clean Energy Education Prize, visit [link]. The post Ten HBCUs Win Clean Energy Education Prize appeared first on Insight Into Diversity. On Wednesday, the U.S.

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Harvard, MIT partner on new educational nonprofit funded from edX sale

Higher Ed Dive

The Axim Collaborative aims to improve outcomes among disadvantaged students.

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University of Virginia Law Establishes Education Rights Institute

Insight Into Diversity

The University of Virginia School of Law is launching a new Education Rights Institute to enhance understanding, scholarship, and resources for K-20 schools and disadvantaged students. Department of Education. We’re the only wealthy nation that provides less funding to disadvantaged students. million in anonymous funding.