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To Reduce Inequality on College Campuses, Invest in Relationships
Proactive student support and mentorship culture is undervalued in academia, writes Becca Spindel Bassett, who studies inequity in higher ed.
Let’s build from Covid-related innovation instead of going backward
We can — and must — address inequities that have long burdened students, writes Girls Who Code CEO Tarika Barrett.
Many young adults choose work over college, report shows
The number of undergraduate students is expected to drop 3.2 percent in the 2021-22 academic year after plunging 3.4 percent during the 2020-21 pandemic year, according to preliminary data released by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center on Oct. 26, 2021. That adds up to 6.5 percent fewer undergraduate students now than there were in the fall of 2019 before the pandemic.
Fighting for the education of Black students in California
In February 2008 a small group of community activists formed the Black Parallel School Board to advocate for Black students in the Sacramento City Unified School District. Since then, the organization, which now has 300 members, has become a formidable force for equity.
Will that college degree pay off? A look at some of the numbers
New data about cost of higher education and the income of graduates has become publicly accessible.
Education and Career Planning in High School: A National Study of School and Student Characteristics and College-Going Behaviors
A large proportion of high schools across the country have adopted education and career planning requirements intended to help students prepare for postsecondary education and to facilitate successful transitions to the labor market. This study used student and counselor survey responses from a nationally representative longitudinal dataset to examine the relationships between students’ participation in three core elements of education and career planning during high school and their application, coursetaking, and enrollment behaviors associated with the transition to college. S
Former Students Run Union Bank at McLane HS
Did you know Fresno Unified offers a student-operated bank at McLane High School? It was the first of its kind west of the Mississippi when it opened a decade ago. Hear from two special McLane alumni who were part of that first group of student bankers. They now supervise the students working and learning in the Union Bank branch at McLane.
Google is giving all U.S. community colleges free access to their 4 career certificates
Google announced that all Google career certificates will be available for free, to every community college in the United States and to every career and technical high school in the United States.
Microsoft to work with community colleges to fill 250,000 cyber jobs
Microsoft said it will provide scholarships or assistance to about 25,000 students and will provide training for new and existing teachers at 150 community colleges across the country fill 250,000 cybersecurity jobs over the next four years.