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A Market Solution to Teacher Shortages Raises Alarms
For-profit “alternate route” teacher-preparation programs are gaining popularity. Some say they’re key to ending teacher shortages; others fear quality and retention will suffer.
Completion Boost for 2-Year Students Who Take (Some) Online Courses
Black, Hispanic and low-income community college students who take up to half their courses online increase their odds of completing degrees, a working paper finds. Fully online learners are less likely to earn a credential.
Study Examines How Colleges Borrow During Times of Crisis
How colleges use debt during times of crisis varies greatly depending on institutional characteristics, according to a new report from...
New Programs: Data Science, Dental Therapy, Computer Engineering
College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University are starting a major in data science. Skagit Valley College, in partnership...
Tenn. Lawmaker Tells Universities to Suspend LGBTQ+ Policies
A Tennessee state lawmaker has ordered state universities to suspend policies that designate LGBTQ+ students as a protected class, the...
Penn Convocation Interrupted by 'Penntrification' Protesters
Upset about the looming eviction of residents in a nearby affordable housing complex, protesters descended on Monday’s convocation at the...
Ohio Supreme Court Won’t Hear Oberlin Appeal
The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review a lower court’s ruling that Oberlin College must pay $36 million...
