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Online Tutor–Is it Right For You?

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Some of the other reasons why I love online tutoring are: Offers work-life balance: You might have heard that online education provides great flexibility to students as they can access information anytime and anywhere. Today, students can access high-quality education from wherever they are. Think about that!

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In dark days of coronavirus, acts of generosity can restore students’ faith in higher education and each other

The Hechinger Report

Estrella Rodriguez, a pregnant community college student with her 5-year-old daughter, Nevaeh, is grateful for the women who bought her diapers when they saw her on line at Costco, but also anxious to get her laptop computer back from her shuttered campus. Photo by Uvaldo Rodriguez.

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

Ramos would connect to the library’s Wi-Fi — sometimes on her cellphone, sometimes using her family’s only laptop — to complete assignments and submit essays or tests for her classes at Skyline High School. Ramos’ parents promised to buy her a laptop eventually, but bills mounted and it wasn’t in the family’s budget.

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OPINION: Here’s why chronically underfunded HBCUs are needed now more than ever

The Hechinger Report

We appreciate President Joe Biden’s commitment to expanding HBCU funding, but believe that sustaining that effort is just a necessary first step toward creating an equitable, accessible and diverse higher education ecosystem. We also understand that the digital divide isn’t just about access, but also know-how.

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PROOF POINTS: COVID has been bad for college enrollment — but awful for community college students

The Hechinger Report

Tuition worries aside, many don’t have high-speed internet, their own up-to-date laptops or a quiet places to study for online learning. But the fall data show that white students are now matching these same high dropout rates. Surveys conducted since the spring reflect that high schoolers are thinking twice about going to college.

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Family Engagement: Empowerment, Achievement, Partnerships, Unity

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Drawing on the findings, the district produced a “five-ingredient recipe”—positive environments, connections, teaching and learning, student empowerment, and access to support—with each ingredient reflecting the enriched experiences students need to thrive in school and the community.

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Supporting Educational Recovery with Community and Family Engagement

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In Fayette County Public Schools, there are family engagement coordinators in every school, and those coordinators played a similar role in providing laptops, hot spots, books, and food during the pandemic. In addition, the students receive similar books to read on their own. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast. Join the Community.