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3 considerations for prison education programs

EAB

Blogs 3 considerations for prison education programs What you need to know ahead of July’s restoration of Second Chance Pell grants Given the restoration of Pell Grant funding for incarcerated students expected in July 2023 , many institutions are beginning to develop plans for Prison Education Programs (PEPs).

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Despite high interest, continuing education programs are sputtering

University Business

Professional continuing education looked particularly enticing to colleges and universities in the wake of the pandemic and the staggering enrollment numbers that followed. While it all seems optimistic in the abstract, lack of staffing (27%) was the most-cited primary challenge PCO units face to program expansion.

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JSTOR's Digital Archives Now Reach Over Half a Million Incarcerated Learners

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

If they found some interesting, they could then make requests to their administrator or librarian for the full text of articles. “I This is the first exposure many incarcerated learners have to independent, self-directed research, which is foundational to an immersive, quality college education.” Some states use it like full JSTOR.

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Culturally-Sustaining K-12 Education: Who’s Teaching the Teachers?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is is a lot of discussion about what K-12 teachers do and don’t (mostly don’t) receive in terms of training in culturally relevant pedagogy, and it is often traced back to teacher education programs. Too often, we hear administrators complaining about their teachers being unprepared/under-prepared to work with Black students.

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AFT Prez Sends Letter to WVU Board Over Proposed Cuts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Among the programs on the chopping block are WVU’s Ed.D in higher education administration, master's program in math, and master of public administration. It also blames mismanagement by WVU’s administration, which embarked on several debt-funded construction projects in recent years.

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The benefits and process of EQUIS Accreditation for European Higher Education

Creatrix Campus

EQUIS is a prestigious and rigorous accreditation system that assesses the quality of management education offered by higher education institutions. EQUIS is a prestigious and rigorous accreditation system that assesses the quality of management education offered by higher education institutions.

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With Pell Grants Expanding to the Incarcerated, Experts Say Prisons Need To be Less Restrictive of Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Demetrius James, program manager at the Bard Prison Initiative and a former incarcerated student Demetrius James, a program director with the Bard Prison Initiative, which runs higher education programs in seven New York State prisons, knows this firsthand.