Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 30, 2024

The majority of future good jobs will be accessible through bachelor’s degree pathways. That’s according to a new report by the Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. " The Future of Good Jobs: Projections through 2031 " reminds readers that higher education has a critical role to play in the future earnings of their students and the stability of the American economy.

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Ed.gov Homeroom

JULY 30, 2024

By: Abigail Swisher, Rural Impact Fellow, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Sam Smith – then a student at Daviess County High School in Owensboro, Kentucky – saw that his classmates were struggling in the wake of the pandemic, so when Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman asked if Sam and his peers on the Commissioner’s Continue Reading The post How Students Helped Spur $40 million in Federal Investments in Mental Health Across Kentucky appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 30, 2024

Dr. Lenora Helm Hammonds Lenora Helm Hammonds has been appointed dean of the professional education division at the Berklee College of Music. She served as a professor in the music department and jazz studies program at North Carolina Central University. Hammonds holds a bachelor’s degree in film and media scoring from Berklee, a Master of Music degree in jazz performance from East Carolina University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in music education from Boston University.

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Civitas Learning

JULY 30, 2024

Learn ways to incorporate regular initiative analysis into your team’s strategic decision-making and planning. The post Creating a Routine for Regular Student Success Initiative Analysis appeared first on Civitas Learning.

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 30, 2024

Varying Degrees 2024 is New America's eighth annual survey on higher education. New America Americans still generally value higher education and support more investment from the state and federal government to make it more affordable, according to a new report from New America. “ Varying Degrees 2024 ” — authored by senior policy analyst Sophie Nguyen, director Rachel Fishman, and program associate Olivia Cheche, all with the Education Policy Program at New America — is based on a nationally rep

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Student Loan Planner

JULY 30, 2024

Dentists have perhaps the easiest and best path of all professionals to lower their taxes through depreciation with practice ownership. Depreciation allows you to expense an asset over time to account for the replacement need of that asset. Realistically, though, lawmakers change the tax code to change depreciation rules from time to time to juice… The post Depreciation for Dentists: Guide for Practice Owners appeared first on Student Loan Planner.

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Civitas Learning

JULY 30, 2024

Advisors have the important task of providing holistic support to their students, yet these efforts are often sidelined by time-consuming administrative tasks. Building individualized class schedules for each student is a tedious process that can consume most of the advisors’ time, especially during peak registration times like new student orientation.

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College Aid Services

JULY 30, 2024

The Department of Education has provided updated guidance on the use of FAFSA data for identifying students who may be eligible for means-tested benefits. Initially designated under Section 483(a)(3)(E) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, this provision allowed institutions to utilize FAFSA data for outreach purposes. Recently, state grant agencies were also included in… More » Guidance on Means-Tested Benefits Outreach for Institutions and State Grant Agencies The post Guidance on Means-

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