The education system in America is lackluster, and many factors play a role in the variation of student scores. But two scores have been constant for some time now, and […]
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For a second year, FAFSA will again be delayed
By: Jason Gonzales for Chalkbeat For the second year in a row, students and families won’t have access to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid on Oct. 1, when […]
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College enrollment is down among minorities
Once upon a time at the dawn of what was dubbed “the New Frontier,” a brash young American president burst upon the scene determined to expand the economic opportunities in […]
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5 tips to staying on track for students headed to college in the fall
Many Colorado high school graduates have headed into this summer uncertain about college. Some still might need an estimate of the cost, commit to enroll at a school, or finish […]
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School board votes to ban cell phones on campus
Calling it an effort to support student mental health and learning, the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education has directed its staff to develop policies prohibiting students” use […]
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Lancaster School District serves families in need
The Lancaster School District recently hosted a special event to provide donated items for foster youth, students experiencing homelessness and students from low-income or military families.
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The top reasons teachers give for leaving their jobs
Classrooms around the U.S. are full of students again with the pandemic on the wane. But teachers? An estimated nearly 30,000 of them were absent from classrooms at the end of the the 2021-22 school year—a symptom of schools’ inability to keep teachers on payroll.
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Thousands of schools at risk of closing due to enrollment loss: An exclusive report
Days before Christmas, the school board in Jackson, Mississippi, voted to close 11 schools and merge two more — a drastic move that parents in the district had long feared. Some on the list have lost 30% or more of their students since 2018.
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Historic all-Black schoolhouses will officially be preserved
Maryland By Kristina Dixon | Across Black America Historical all-Black schoolhouses in Maryland, part of the Rosenwald Institutions, are in the process of being preserved by their advocates and graduates. […]
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Real estate firm assists nation’s HBCUs
The Haltere Group Historic Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) are among the nation’s most revered educational institutions. They are instrumental in Black culture as well in helping to educate young […]
