Mary Alice McCarthy Joins Achieving the Dream Board of Directors
McCarthy’s expertise brings new policy depth to Achieving the Dream, on issues concerning workforce development and economic mobility.
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New Data Reveals, For First Time, Each Colleges’ Share of Rich Kids
Trail-blazing study provides clearest picture we’ve ever had of the socioeconomic breakdown of individual colleges’ student bodies.
Proceed Carefully with Pell-Funded Dual Enrollment Programs
Lawmakers support allowing high school students to enroll in college coursework using Pell grants. But these programs aren’t without risks.
The History and Purpose of the Federal “Ready to Learn” Program
Ready to Learn is a grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Education.
Contours of the Field: Dual Language Learners and Early Language Development
How do dual language learners acquire English? How do their native languages support that project?
New Report from SRCD on What PreK-3rd Means for Instruction
The DREME Network explains the benefits of continuity of instruction and classroom management and offer ideas for how to achieve it.
What “Transforming the Workforce” Says About the Importance of Continuity
A seamless educational experience through third grade can help sustain the gains students make in pre-K and the early elementary grades
Teach Cybersecurity with Apprenticeship Instead
Cybersecurity apprenticeships can fix the industry’s desperate labor shortages and make the case for expanding apprenticeship elsewhere.
From the Archives: Predatory Lending at Sallie Mae
Here’s some helpful background for state attorneys general suing Sallie Mae for predatory lending
New Transparency Cracks Open ‘Black Box’ of Accreditation
Starting this week, the public can see information about institutions from accrediting agencies using common definitions of the actions.