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06/03/2015: Test Preppers, Take Note: Free SAT Study Tools Could Signal Sea Change, by Eric Westervelt, NPR Ed - Students - for free - can tap into new online study prep tools from Khan Academy, the online education nonprofit. The partnership between Khan Academy and the College Board are working with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to make both online and in-person tutoring available at clubs for students who don't have computers, internet access or a supportive or safe place to study.

06/02/2015: Cooke Foundation Awards 90 Scholarships to Exceptionally Gifted Community College Students Prestigious Award is the Nation's Most Generous Scholarship - Education Writers Association - "Community colleges hold some of best untapped talent in the nation, but often these students need financial resources, guidance, and support in order to take the next step and earn bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degrees," explained Executive Director Harold O. Levy. "The Cooke Foundation has always been committed to identifying the best of the best in community colleges across the country, and this year we have an extraordinary group.   

05/27/2015: State's Economy Depends on Latino Schooling, by Rob Lapsley, The Sacramento Bee - Latinos are now the largest ethnic group in California and will continue growing. Half of all children under 18 in California are Latino.The demographic change impacts just about every aspect of our society, none more critically than our economy. With this young and growing population, California has a consumer market and workforce rivaled only by entire nations.

05/26/2015: The Cost of an Adjunct, by Laura McKenna, The Atlantic - The plight of non-tenured professors is widely known, but what about the impact they have on the students they're hired to instruct?

05/26/2015: 5 Facts about Latinos and Education, by Jens Manuel Krogstad, PewResearchCenter - Educational attainment among U.S. Latinos has been changing rapidly in recent years, reflecting the group's growth in the nation's public K-12 schools and colleges. Over the past decade, the Hispanic high school dropout rate has declined and college enrollment has increased, even as Hispanics trail other groups in earning a bachelor's degree.

05/23/2015: Early College Can Lead to More Diplomas, by Marcia Fudge, The Columbus Dispatch - Simply put, early college works. However, although they are free to students and families, school districts often cannot support early-college programs due to tuition costs, causing program instability.

05/22/2015: Opinion: Why Americans Need to Reinvent the Entire Education System, by Robert Reich, The Christian Science Monitor - In the big picture, much of our education system - from the bells that ring to separate classes to memorization drills - was built to mirror the assembly lines that powered the American economy for the last century. As educators know, what we need today is a system of education that cultivates the critical thinking skills necessary for the economy of tomorrow.

05/19/2015: The Case for 'Unbundling' Higher Education, by Robert Litan, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Wire - University presidents and trustees cannot afford to be complacent. One compelling suggestion, by Monica Herk, the the Committee for Economic Development's vice president for education research, is that all institutions of higher learning focus far more on certifying competencies in particular skills that employers demand rather than on simply requiring students to complete a fixed number of classes.

05/19/2015: Sen. Bernie Sanders Wants Free Tuition at Four-Year Public Colleges. Here's Why It Won't Work., by  Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, The Washington Post - So much of what Sanders is calling for would take a level of enforcement and compliance that would be difficult to achieve, said Iris Palmer, a senior policy analyst at the New America Foundation. More importantly, she questioned whether free tuition would be sustainable if it encouraged more people to go to college.

05/09/2015: Myths and Misconceptions about Competency-Based Education, by Brian Fleming, Eduventures, Wake-Up Call - At a time when higher education is actively experimenting with competency-based education (CBE), confusion abounds about what CBE is and the extent of its contribution to the present transformation of higher education.

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05/27/2015: Going The Distance, by Paul Bradley, Community College Week - In its annual survey and report, the Instructional Technology Council, made up of distance learning administrators at 350 colleges, identified lower student retention and completion rates and a lack of preparedness for online learning as among the primary challenges for distance learning administrators.

05/20/2015: Leaders Discuss Taking Online Learning From an Alternative to a "Must", by Meris Stansbury, eCampus News - eCampus News asked distinguished online learning advocates to give their thoughts on why it's imperative to take higher education's perception of online learning from an alternative to a "must."

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09/2013: Creating College Ready Communities, by Kim Nauer and Paul Tainsh, Center for New York City Affairs at The New School - Increasing the numbers of New York City high school graduates going to college and earning a college degree has proven to be an elusive goal for local policymakers. This report seeks to illuminate the latest college access efforts here, and to shed new light on the complicated circumstances that allow some students to go to college and succeed - and so many others to fail.

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05/18/2015: Leadership for Life - Assessments, by Barry Schapiro, Workforce Solutions Group - While interviewing methods have become more sophisticated (behavioral questions, less reliance on "gut" feelings, etc.), the research doesn't support interviewing as a successful selection technique when used exclusively.

05/2015: Not As Hard As You Think, Engaging High School Students in Workbased Learning, by Charlotte Cahill and Sheila Jackson, Pathways to Prosperity Network - This brief is intended to allay concerns about perceived barriers to young people's access to workplaces and to highlight the successes of employers who have opened their doors to high school students.

04/22/2015: The Role of Business in Promoting Educational Attainment, by Cynthia Skinner, Lumina Foundation - Highlights how companies in Detroit, Memphis, New York City, and Miami are helping employees advance their education. Features practices to increasing workers' education, such as partnerships between companies and colleges, collaborations with local governments and economic development organizations, and internal company initiatives.  

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