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Student ACT Scores Decline from Year Before

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for the Class of 2023, signaling a 0.3-point The Class of 2023 is a “COVID cohort,” given that the class were in their first year of high school during the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic. The average ACT test composite score fell to 19.5 point decrease from the year before, according to new data.

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Compounding Inequities in Law School Are Not Insurmountable

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Some measures of academic success also declined for law students of color in 2023. AccessLex Institute, a nonprofit organization that advocates access to legal education, released its biannual summary of demographic, financial, and academic data about U.S. law students and applicants. As of Friday, there were 5.7%

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UNCF Receives Largest Philanthropic Corporate Gift from Fidelity Investments for Scholarship Program

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The program will launch in Massachusetts, Texas, and North Carolina in Fall 2023, and will eventually include New Jersey, New Mexico, Florida, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Colorado, and Utah.

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Chaos and Confusion: The State of Student Loans

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Supreme Court in June 2023, each subsequent effort has encountered lawsuits and judicial rulings that have diluted or negated aspects of the plans with impacts varying depending on location. As of December 2023, 43.2 Since President Biden’s first attempt to clean the slate for millions of student borrowers was struck down by the U.S.

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See what’s driving the sudden rise in institutional neutrality

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7, 2023, according to a new report from Heterodox Academy, a nonprofit organization focused on viewpoint diversity. The number of colleges and universities that have adopted institutional neutrality has dramatically increased since Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct.

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Study: Community College Housing Program Produced Better Life Outcomes

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Education Northwest, an Oregon-based nonprofit organization promoting education for all, unveiled the results on Tuesday of a first-of-its kind, nine-year study of the partnership between Tacoma Community College (TCC) and the Tacoma Housing Authority (THA), called the College Housing Assistance Program (CHAP).

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Women's Educational Equity Takes On Technology

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“While American women have advanced in the last 175 years, we haven’t come close to achieving equity,” said Laura Rebell-Gross, senior managing director of Girls’ Education with the Student Leadership Network, a nonprofit organization working for educational equity.

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