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Report: National Six-Year College Completion Rates Stalling

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s national college completion rate has remained stagnant, with rates even falling for some populations, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC). This year’s edition examined enrollment and completion for college students who started in Fall 2017 through June 2023, a cohort of approximately 2.4

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Burwell Announces She’ll Step Down from American University

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Burwell, the institution’s 15 th president and its first female leader, has been in the post since 2017. In 2017, 17% of an administrative group called the president’s council were people of color. American also launched an Antiracist Research and Policy Center in Burwell’s first year. That number is now over 60%.

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Walden University Settles in False Advertising and 'Reverse Red-Lining' Lawsuit

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Specifically, the school was alleged to have prolonged how long it would take for students to complete the second phase of the program, a final “capstone” research and writing project. She started the program in September 2017 and finished in October 2020. "It

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Study: Third-Grade Retention Has Positive Effects for Student Outcomes

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Holding students back a year may have its benefits, according to a recent study published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). According to the study, Indiana’s grade retention policy was in effect from the 2011-2012 through 2016-2017 school years. He praised the timeliness of the study.

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Burwell Announces She’ll Step Down from American

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Burwell, the institution’s 15 th president and its first female leader, has been in the post since 2017. In 2017, 17% of an administrative group called the president’s council were people of color. American also launched an Antiracist Research and Policy Center in Burwell’s first year. That number is now over 60%.

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Study: Outcomes of Students in Policy Debate Programs Linked to ELA Improvements and Postsecondary Enrollment

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The study – published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) – examined data of students in Boston Public Schools during the 2007–08 to 2017–18 school years, of which 3,515 took part in the Boston Debate League.

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Dr. John W. Miller Jr. Appointed Dean of the Raymond A. Kent School of Social Work and Family Science at the University of Louisville

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The Kent School has a rich tradition of producing exceptional research and dedicated practice and teaching,” Miller said. “I A diversity scholar, Miller’s research includes matters such as the relationship between racism and adverse childhood experiences among African Americans. Norbert College. He earned his Ph.D.

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