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One Million Behind Bars Now Have Access to Academic Research Through JSTOR

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The ADCRR agreement is particularly noteworthy as it evolved from initially serving approximately 3,000 people enrolled in higher education programs to now reaching nearly 40,000 individuals in Arizona's prison system, regardless of their educational enrollment status. It's a valuable reentry tool for civic engagement.

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Boston College Names Father Jack Butler as 26th President

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Since joining the university's Campus Ministry in 2002, he has been instrumental in advancing several key initiatives, including formative education programs and Core Curriculum renewal. He has also demonstrated fundraising prowess, helping to secure nearly $40 million for academic and student life initiatives since 2019. "I

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

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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. Specifically, 44% of teachers in K-12 education reported that they very often or always feel burned out at work.

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Report Shows Increases in Retention and Persistence

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Overall enrollments are still nowhere near back to what they were in 2019, but retention and persistence levels are.” Doug Shapiro, executive director of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. This is now a continuation of that, and the progress looks pretty strong. percentage points from 51.3%

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Community Colleges Up, Four-Year Schools Down in Latest Enrollment Data

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This is part of a trend towards youth at community colleges, with the average age of a student dropping by over a year since 2019. Computer science programs, more often taken by men, had their highest growth since the start of the pandemic (11.6% Another factor in the improved community college enrollment was a 1.1%

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Panel Explores Gun Prevention in Black Communities

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He currently facilitates workshops focused on trauma and gun prevention and said that more needs to be done to educate young people about the dangers of firearms. children rose 50% between 2019 and 2021. As a result, he said that he began facilitating workshops and offering other educational programs alongside Wilson.

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Seeking Solutions to Strengthen Career Pathways

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Team NEO, in its 2019 Aligning Opportunities Report, zeroes in on the talent shortage facing three sectors of the economy — IT, manufacturing, and healthcare. Our region has a large healthcare industry with a significantly unmet employment demand exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.