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A Massachusetts charter school prepares students for college success

A Massachusetts charter school prepares students for college success

Exposing high schoolers like Angelysmari to college-level work and providing coaching for navigating college life — such as asking a professor for help and handling academic deadlines — is exactly what Veritas founder and CEO Rachel Romano envisioned when she started the school in 2012.


Podcast: A strengths-based approach to student success

Podcast: A strengths-based approach to student success

Williams, who joined the institution in 2020, soon before it fell a bit short on its retention increase goal, has found it helpful to remind colleagues that data is about individuals and showing what can be done to meet their needs.


This week in 5 numbers: More financial turmoil ahead for colleges

This week in 5 numbers: More financial turmoil ahead for colleges

From a credit ratings agency examining intensifying pressure on colleges to a public university cutting positions amid a deficit, here are our top-line figures from some of our biggest stories of the week.


Faculty heavily back Harris—but they won’t tell students to

Faculty heavily back Harris—but they won’t tell students to

Matthew Mayhew, the William Ray and Marie Adamson Flesher Professor of Educational Administration at Ohio State University, said disciplinary context is very important in interpreting such results.


ACT, SAT scores decline year over year

ACT, SAT scores decline year over year

While many colleges are continuing test-optional or test-free policies, others are reinstating the requirement, causing high school seniors to be more strategic when it comes to applying to higher education institutions.


Data-powered engagement: How 2 higher ed institutions use data to drive student enrollment and retention

Data-powered engagement: How 2 higher ed institutions use data to drive student enrollment and retention

Leaders at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette have also expanded campus ID card uses to include digital access to buildings, dining, class check-ins, event attendance, and payments for goods and services, among others.


Scaling Tutoring through Federal Work Study Partnerships

Scaling Tutoring through Federal Work Study Partnerships

You’ll learn about the program’s eligibility requirements, strategies for collaboration with local higher education institutions, and how to integrate FWS tutors into your existing academic support structures.


Most Teens Believe Conspiracy Theories, See News as Biased. What Can Schools Do?

Most Teens Believe Conspiracy Theories, See News as Biased. What Can Schools Do?

About half of teens surveyed failed to correctly identify branded content appearing on a news website—in this case, an article about imitation meat sponsored by the grocery chain Safeway—as an advertisement.


Why Trump and Harris Have Barely Talked About Schools This Election

Why Trump and Harris Have Barely Talked About Schools This Election

Schools are largely governed at the state and local levels, and voters this election cycle say they’re focused on the economy, health care, Supreme Court appointments, crime, immigration, foreign policy, and abortion rights.