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The mindboggling barriers that colleges create — and that end up hurting their own students

The Hechinger Report

Nancy Lee Sanchez, in red, executive director of the Kaplan Educational Foundation, with students she advises. I think the majority of higher education is complacent” about their dropouts, he said. Sanchez is one of the increasing number of outside coaches finding surprising obstacles that colleges put up in front of students.

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Child care, car seats and other simple ways to keep teen moms in school

The Hechinger Report

A slim, poised young woman with waist-length hair, Viviana walked past the principal’s office, along the main hallway, and made a left into the building that houses the school library and the daycare. Credit: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. “My Credit: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. She motivates me a lot.”.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

An op-ed in Inside Higher Ed from EAB’s Melanie Hoe : “What the Purdue-Kaplan Deal Means for You.” ” Via Education Dive : “The Purdue-Kaplan Earthquake.” ” Student workers at the University of Chicago’s library have voted to unionize. ” Fox.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via The Economic Times : “Startups in student-lending sector see dropouts, but some score too.” Kaplan Inc has agreed to acquire the College for Financial Planning from Apollo Education Group. “ Big data could solve the college-dropout problem ,” says The Washington Post. How much can you afford?