A new estimate projects that 442 of the nation’s 1,700 private, nonprofit four-year colleges and universities, with a combined 670,000 students, are at risk of closing or having to merge within the next 10 years: hechingerreport.org/more-than-a-...
"I live with fear." Life under ICE, via @hechingerreport.org
A new and previously unreported estimate projects that 442 of the nation’s 1,700 private, nonprofit four-year colleges and universities, with a combined 670,000 students, are at risk of closing or hav...
Sage advice from students: Find your mentor, or champion. They might be a family member, teacher, coach or counselor.
You’re going to need help, and the sooner you ask for it, the better. hechingerreport.org/student-voic...
One tiny indication that this was a rush job is in the Federal Register notice. Both enforce and admissions are misspelled in a proposal that’s all about admissions enforcement. Those words are spelled “admssions” and “enforece.” via @jillbarshay.bsky.social hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
This story via @jackiemader.bsky.social is creating a much needed conversation about screen time: Too much, too soon? hechingerreport.org/ipads-in-kin...
OPINION: There aren't enough men on college campuses. But it's not an easy problem to fix:
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“When all they’re hearing is ‘It costs so much’ or ‘You’ll end up as a barista in a coffee shop,’ then it’s harder to break through,” -- how higher-ed is fighting back: hechingerreport.org/value-polici...
A view from Minneapolis: "I firmly believe that we have been called to stand for the historic values that have defined higher education in our democracy for more than 250 years" hechingerreport.org/opinion-on-a...
Inside the biggest change to K-12 education since Brown v. Board: via @anya1anya.bsky.social for @hechingerreport.org
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“We should be able to come to an agreement as a society that we should prioritize keeping families with infants and toddlers in their homes." And yet. hechingerreport.org/homelessness...
As students in New Haven, Connecticut, are detained and fears of deportation intensify, local schools are fighting back.
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Two recent college graduates tell current and future students to find a college mentor or champion. They might be a family member, or they might be a teacher, coach or counselor. But students often ne...
Aiming for greater gender balance, some colleges and universities have made efforts to admit and matriculate more men. Trump administration policies banning schools from considering gender and other i...
The higher education industry has launched several new marketing campaigns in the hope of reclaiming the message about itself in the face of political attacks and public skepticism.
Between 2021 and 2023, the number of homeless infants and toddlers increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia. Experts worry that official statistics have not captured the true number.
