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‘Right now is not my time’: How Covid dimmed college prospects for students who need help most
Never mind getting admitted to higher education; many students, even if they manage to apply, have trouble completing the forms they need to pay for it.
How can we support teachers and their mental health amid COVID-19?
A study surveying teachers working in under-resourced schools in Southern California during the pandemic described how work-life balance has been affecting teachers’ well-being and how some have been experiencing symptoms of secondary trauma.
Common App: Interest in selective schools soars among international and first-gen students
Applications to selective colleges helped drive an 11% year-over-year increase as of Feb. 15 in submissions to the roughly 900 colleges using the Common App, according to the latest data from the organization.
Thanks to COVID-19, High Schoolers’ Job Prospects Are Bleak. Here’s How Schools Can Help
Economic downturns often take a steep toll on those just starting their careers. For students coming of age during and after the coronavirus pandemic, those financial and career-related “scars” could run particularly deep and hit vulnerable students the hardest.
Top U.S. Companies: These Are the Skills Students Need in a Post-Pandemic World
Even with that lingering ambiguity from COVID-19, companies have already begun shifting their priorities and rethinking their expectations for the next generation of employees, who will enter the workforce having experienced all manner of unforeseen shifts in the work people are doing and the techniques for doing it well.
Student Interest in Health-Care Careers Takes Off During Pandemic
Health-care and medical pathways have been among the fastest growing and most popular choices for evolving high school career education programs for much of the last decade, and the pandemic is accelerating demand.
The COVID-19 Economy Is Putting Vulnerable Students’ Career Prospects at High Risk
Through online learning, educators are getting a glimpse of the virtual working skills that students are likely to need for the digital workplace of the future, including time management and collaboration and communication online. But it’s unclear if students in virtual or hybrid learning environments are picking up these skills during the pandemic, especially the most vulnerable students.
How to Get More Students of Color Into STEM: Tackle Bias, Expand Resources
Only 7 percent of the people who earn STEM degrees are Black and 12 percent are Hispanic, according to the most recent federal data. Addressing bias and expanding resources may help bring more students of color into STEM fields.
Community colleges at a crossroads: Enrollment is plummeting, but political clout is growing
Community colleges have been facing a devastating enrollment decline. However, they now have an ally in the White House in Dr. Jill Biden.