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Assessing Quality of Microcredentials Is Difficult

Inside Higher Ed

Assessing Quality of Microcredentials Is Difficult kathryn.palmer… Tue, 02/06/2024 - 03:00 AM Most high school educators recognize the value of microcredentials, but a dearth of available data on outcomes can make them hesitant to recommend nondegree pathways to students. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer

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Oxbridge must help pupils from state schools succeed, college head says

The Guardian - Higher Education

Helen Mountfield, principal of Mansfield College, Oxford, hopes to raise £100m to help improve outcomes Oxbridge colleges need to actively help their state school-educated pupils succeed, rather than hope a “magical sorting hat” will uncover their talent, according to the head of an Oxford college who is looking to raise £100m to do just that.

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Half of Hispanic students considered leaving college last year

University Business

Fifty percent of Hispanic students currently enrolled in a post-high school education program found it “very difficult” or “difficult” for them to remain in their program. Remaining enrolled in college was just as tough for U.S.

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‘Being a girl is a heavy crime’: Afghan women in despair over university ban

The Guardian - Higher Education

On Tuesday, Afghanistan’s ministry of higher education issued a letter to all government and private universities, ordering an indefinite ban on university education for women. The country’s hardline Islamist rulers had already banned most female Afghan teenagers from secondary school education. Continue reading.

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UK gender pay gap for higher-educated parents has grown since 1970s – study

The Guardian - Higher Education

Research finds ‘motherhood penalty’ is greater than 40 years ago, with mothers making 69% of fathers’ wages The pay gap between mothers and fathers with post-school education has increased since the late 1970s in the UK, according to research.

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What can educators do with AI? – 101 Creative Ideas to Use AI in Education

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Antonio Martinez-Arboleda, Professor in Open and Digital Education, University of Leeds, UK The editorial team of #creativeHE published the new crowd-sourced, open-access book called ‘101 Creative Ideas to Use AI in Education’.

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Half of Hispanic Students Thought About Leaving College Last Year, Survey Shows

Insight Into Diversity

Fifty percent of Hispanic students in post-high school education programs reported finding it “very difficult” or “difficult” to remain enrolled, compared to 40 percent of Black students and 37 percent of White students.

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