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Cultivating global learner ownership from high school to higher education

The PIE News

million (CAD) in scholarships earned by our graduating class, our students continue to excel and are prepared to experience all the world has to offer. True academic empowerment includes school-level success, differentiation, and leadership. With more than $3.6

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President moves: Retiring leaders shine as they conclude 10+ years of service

University Business

One of his first tasks will be helping raise money for a $25 million scholarship fund. Leaning on such a high note, calling her retirement now isn’t such a bad idea. Known for the joyful spirit he has brought to the private liberal arts college, he will fit in well helping build community connections, according to the university.

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How colleges measure and prove their value: Key podcast

Inside Higher Ed

That makes sense given that that’s a primary, if not the primary, reason many people get post–high school education and training. We are pretty dependent on postcollege earnings to define value. But should career outcomes remain the dominant definer of value? Itzkowitz: Depends which perspective you’re looking at.

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From Research and Theory Into Practice: hooks’ Homeplace Matters in the Educational Lives of Black Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

link] Despite growing discussions of antiracist practices and policies in P-20 schools, education tends to critique racist structures without providing solutions that bring into the conversation the lived experiences of Black students, families, and communities. Theory into Practice.

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How to Hold Institutions Accountable for Student Success

Inside Higher Ed

I mention all this to introduce my key point—that we need to do a better job of recognizing scholarship that should drive public policy. Some institutions enroll students with higher needs: more low-income, first-generation undergraduates who received an uneven high school education.