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Study: Outcomes of Students in Policy Debate Programs Linked to ELA Improvements and Postsecondary Enrollment

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The study – published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) – examined data of students in Boston Public Schools during the 2007–08 to 2017–18 school years, of which 3,515 took part in the Boston Debate League. The impact was almost entirely concentrated among reading subskills that involve more analysis and argumentation.”

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Jacqie McWilliams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

McWilliams spent nine years at the NCAA, managing NCAA championships, to include serving as director of the Division I women’s basketball tournament from 2006-2009 and the Division I men’s basketball tournament from 2007-2012.

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Single Stop Announces Expansion of its Benefit Screener Through Addition of LIHEAP Benefit

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Department of Health and Human Services study found that a significant number of eligible households do not sign up for LIHEAP. “Rising energy costs are squeezing many households financially, requiring families to make tough choices between choosing many essential services,” said Martin Hanna, President and CEO of Single Stop.

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Meet Some of this Year's MacArthur Fellows

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Since joining the field in about 2007, I felt that there are certain aspects of the world and its problems that were largely neglected. And a lot of these are social issues,” said Mackey, whose technological work has focused on machine learning for use in fields such as climate, weather, and medicine.

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Single Stop Expands Its Footprint to California Revolutionizing Californians’ Access to Essential Resources

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Maintaining a standard of delivering a user-friendly and efficient comprehensive solution, Single Stop caters to a diverse audience spanning higher education, early childhood, K-12 settings, community-based organizations, healthcare institutions, and human resources departments.

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Pride in the Halls

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Leslie Hall, director of the HBCU Program at the Human Rights Campaign — the largest LGBTQ lobbying organization in the U.S. When Hall was an undergraduate at Bowie State University (2007–12), an HBCU in Maryland, it was a “resource desert” for LGBTQ students. There is also still a lack of LGBTQ focused academic classes.” Dr. Luis A.

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Boldly Future Forward

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The nurturing she received as a student motivated her to pursue a career in science and fueled her desire to return to the university in 2007 and give the same to students.

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