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Latest News
Editorial, The New York Times
A 2012 study by the nonprofit research group MDRC found that New York City students who attended small, specialized high schools that typically served about 400 students each were more likely to graduate than students at large, traditional high schools, some of which served 3,000 students or more.
College Bound, Education Week's Blog
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
The conversation around increasing degree attainment often focuses on helping more students from disadvantaged backgrounds get prepared for and admitted to college. But at a recent forum on Capitol Hill, the conversation shifted toward a more nuanced aspect — helping students gain admittance to the college that represents the best academic fit. The concept is known as “match.”
The Hechinger Report
Improving the path to college for low-income students is such a priority among policymakers that a high-level conference on the matter was held Wednesday at the National Press Club featuring Hoxby, former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and William Fitzsimmons, dean of admissions and financial aid at Harvard University.
Cleveland Daily Banner
The Huffington Post
National Journal
Education Week
MDRC released encouraging findings from a rigorous evaluation of a new approach to GED instruction pioneered by LaGuardia Community College of the City University of New York (CUNY).