Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
In the wake of the COVID pandemic, high school GPAs (HSGPA) are less likely to be clear indicators of first-year, postsecondary success. We believe in multiple measurements. A more holistic assessment of students, including the use of the ACT test score alongside HSGPA, acts as a better predictor.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Instead, educators can transform these metrics from mere proxies into accurate measures of knowledge that are tightly aligned to college and career readiness standards. They can create a more nuanced and equitable approach to grading that truly reflects student learning and prepares them for success after high school.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
But even with ample warning, school closures have a steep impact on student success. Re-enrollment does not itself guarantee success. According to a new study of 467 closed institutions and their 143,215 students, 70% of students experienced an abrupt closure.
EAB
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Blogs Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s Students are no longer entering college with the same levels of academic preparation that we might have expected before the pandemic, one of the many ripple effects we face as a result of disruptions in high school learning.
EAB
JULY 28, 2023
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