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Deep DiveWhat is the future of fraternities on college campuses?
After four student deaths in 2017 and pressure from parents, colleges are cracking down — but just how far they'll go is still to be determined.
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SponsoredEvery Student Succeeds Act opens new doors, provides challenges
ESSA encourages a broader view of educational success. What changes are you making for ESSA? Get ready for new challenges!
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Professor sues U of California System to detect whether it illegally uses race in admissions
He wants to know if it reintroduced preferential treatment for minorities due to pressure over enrollment rates following a state affirmative action ban.
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OpinionStudent Voice launches online community to connect young activists
In recognition of International Students' Day, Director of Strategy Megan Simmons explains why educators should encourage students to join.
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Community colleges see summer enrollment rise after Pell Grant expansion
The return of year-round Pell Grants marks a victory for higher ed leaders at two-year institutions that have been hit hard by enrollment declines.
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Mobile preschools deliver early-childhood lessons to underserved areas
In Colorado, the modified buses have been operating in rural areas and are now moving into metro Denver.
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Deep DiveFeds want to write transgender students out of Title IX, but colleges should tread carefully
As one agency readies a narrow definition of gender under the anti-discrimination law, experts advise colleges to double down on efforts to protect transgender students.
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How do states plan to spend school improvement money?
A report from the Collaborative for Student Success finds that, so far, states are taking three different approaches in dealing with low-performing schools.
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Report: Colleges must teach liberal arts grads to merge hard and soft skills
The ability to combine skills common to liberal arts education such as critical thinking with basic tech abilities can be a boon for students' future employers.
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Experts stress project-based learning for all-day kindergarten
At the annual National Association for the Education of Young Children conference, one professor panelist said all-day kindergarten combined with PBL "marry to become reciprocally supportive of each other.”
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'AI for everyone': Coursera tackles training for the nontechnical
A new course will help companies build expertise in artificial intelligence — an area colleges are beginning to invest in, some heavily.
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Philadelphia schools adopt outdoor education as a graduation strategy
This year, 1,400 freshman are participating in Outward Bound activities, and the district plans to expand the program to include nearly all 9th graders in the 2019-20 school year.
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OpinionPresident Speaks: Why one urban university is expanding through a P3
New Jersey City University President Sue Henderson explains why her college chose the public-private partnership model for its $400 million "academic village" currently under construction.
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Survey: Latino youth in Maryland's largest district express concerns about future
While graduation rates among Latinos are increasing nationally, the rate among these students in Montgomery County Public Schools has declined since 2014.
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Northeastern U to buy London campus amid push for international expansion
By purchasing an existing college, the Boston-based university bucks the trend of U.S. institutions building anew when expanding abroad.
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Deep DiveTech implementation must start with educators to maximize safe, ethical use
Short, online courses can give educators the professional development, training and support they need to effectively teach their students.
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US colleges add fewer new international students for second-straight year
Experts attribute the drop to several factors including competition from institutions in other countries, rising tuition and the current political climate.
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Will robots replace teachers in the future?
Andre Perry, a fellow at the Brookings Institution, argues that teachers cannot be replaced by robots. Others, however, disagree.
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How Americans voted on 6 key higher ed ballot measures
Voters turned out to support more funding, transgender student rights, workforce development and free college, while the Democrats took control of the House in a move that could change the direction of U.S. higher ed policy.
UPDATED: Nov. 7, 2018 at 10:27 a.m.
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Discovery can be the best motivator for learning
Successful blended learning programs challenge assumptions and require students and teachers to work in partnership.
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Report: Minority students face big equity gap at public colleges
The report shows inequitable enrollment of minority students among top public colleges is creating "two separate and unequal tracks" in higher education.
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5 administrators detail the most overlooked aspects of personalized learning
As schools look to scale more individualized approaches, it can be easy for components like trauma-informed methods and PD to fall by the wayside.
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Are student interviews a better assessment of progress than standardized tests?
A qualitative approach may paint a broader picture of what students are actually learning than quantitative exams.
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Schoolwide literacy programs need buy-in
Effectively weaving literacy across the entire curriculum requires everyone’s involvement.
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4 ed tech trends colleges should be ready for
The blockchain and artificial intelligence are among several technologies and practices poised to impact higher ed, according to experts at Educause.
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