Economic issues play a significant role in determining whether first-time students enrolling in a four-year college will complete their degree and graduate within six years, a new study from Oregon State University has found.
Social Sciences
Jul 11, 2017
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The nation's high school graduation rate has reached a record 83.2 percent, continuing a steady increase that shows improvement across all racial and ethnic groups, according to federal data released Monday.
Social Sciences
Oct 17, 2016
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Graduation rates among science majors at a large minority-serving college have nearly tripled since the implementation of an undergraduate research experience (URE) program ten years ago. A new study in the Journal of Research ...
Social Sciences
Sep 8, 2016
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Based on research showing the importance of where students enroll in determining the likelihood that they will graduate, EdTalk Project has developed an up-to-date listing of college graduation rates. More than 1,800 Colleges ...
Social Sciences
Mar 31, 2016
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With his signature Thursday, President Barack Obama is setting the nation's public schools on a sweeping new course of accountability that will change the way teachers are evaluated and how the poorest performing schools ...
Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2015
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New York City's policy of closing very low-performing high schools during the last decade produced notable benefits for the middle schoolers who likely would have enrolled in these schools, according to a new report from ...
Social Sciences
Nov 19, 2015
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Creating small high schools improves outcomes for students in the overall school district - both in new small schools and existing larger schools - according to a study of New York City schools by researchers at New York ...
Social Sciences
Apr 28, 2015
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The Education Department has awarded $75 million to 24 colleges and universities to foster innovation in college value and efficiency.
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Sep 30, 2014
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It is commonly argued that students should attend the most academically selective college possible, since, among other reasons, highly selective institutions graduate students at higher rates. However, is it the institutions ...
Social Sciences
Aug 7, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Much like college students who sometimes exceed the four-year-plan, the new trend is for high school students to also take longer to graduate, especially boys and minority students, according to a Rutgers study.
Social Sciences
May 12, 2014
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