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Survey: More than half of US teachers concerned about language barriers with ESL parents

Survey: More than half of US teachers concerned about language barriers with ESL parents

Education Dive Dive Brief: A recent ClassDojo survey of more than 560 randomly-selected teachers nationwide indicates 71% of those surveyed have taught students for whom English is a second language in the past three years, and 56% worry parents of these students don’t have enough English language skills to effectively participate […]

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Former ITT Tech students get $600M in debt relief from bankruptcy judge

Former ITT Tech students get $600M in debt relief from bankruptcy judge

While the bankruptcy fight over failed for-profit educator ITT Educational Services continues, the biggest group involved in the legal battle has scored a big victory. In late November, a federal bankruptcy judge in Indianapolis gave final approval to a $600 million settlement that will affect about 750,000 former students of […]

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New Call for Standardizing Job Placement Rates

New Call for Standardizing Job Placement Rates

Inside Higher Ed The federal government, states and accreditors should standardize how they calculate job placement numbers for higher ed programs, according to a new report from the Institute for College Access and Success, a progressive group that focuses on affordability and access in higher education. In the report, released Tuesday, the […]

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Legislative Analyst’s Office: Cal Facts Report 2018

Legislative Analyst’s Office: Cal Facts Report 2018

Legislative Analyst’s Office With a state as big, as populous, and as complex as California, quickly summarizing how its economy or state budget works is impossible. Instead, Cal Facts is a visual guide—using a variety of different charts—to the state’s economy, revenues, and major program trends. The Legislative Analyst’s Office […]

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More than 100 for-profit institutions closed during past year, according to federal data

More than 100 for-profit institutions closed during past year, according to federal data

Education Dive More than 100 for-profit institutions closed during past year, according to federal data Author: Autumn A. Arnett@A2Arnett June 6, 2018 The number of for-profit and career colleges in the higher education landscape declined dramatically in the last four years, with the rate of decrease increasing from year to year, […]

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