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Drexel to offer 50% tuition break to community college transfers, as higher ed struggles with enrollment drop Drexel's tuition is $56,595, so the award is worth $28,297. Some other schools offer scholarships to transfers. Pennsylvania's community college commission called Drexel's program a model.

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Op-ed: That college degree is no longer the only path to achieving the American Dream As employers recognize that the lack of a four-year college degree doesn't mean a potential worker doesn't have value, the return on investment for university graduates is dropping.

Law School Loses Luster as Debts Mount and Salaries Stagnate With high-paying jobs out of reach for most, graduates of the University of Miami and other well-regarded programs routinely carry six-figure student loans for years. “I thought I would come out making much more than I did,” said a recent graduate who owes nearly $300,000.

3 Simple Habits to Improve Your Critical Thinking But simple doesn’t mean easy.

Turns out smarter kids are made, not born A study co-authored by experts at the Graduate School of Education found that mothers with positive mindsets can mitigate the negative effects of maternal stress on mother-child interactions and help promote children’s healthy development.

On January 18 and 19, students from Professor Fernando Reimers' Education Policy Analysis and Research in Comparative Perspective course will share the result of using UNESCO’s Futures of Education Report ‘Reimagining Our Futures Together’ to examine ongoing education reform efforts around the world, and propose ways to advance the Futures vision. Their work will be discussed by global leaders of thought and practice, including several secretaries of education and education experts in international development organizations. Register to attend the free conference: https://hgse.me/3KewuSD

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The human skills we need in an unpredictable world The more we rely on technology to make us efficient, the fewer skills we have to confront the unexpected, says writer and entrepreneur Margaret Heffernan. She shares why we need less tech and more messy human skills -- imagination, humility, bravery -- to solve problems in business, government and l...

For Teenagers, Praising 'Effort' May Not Promote a Growth Mindset New research suggests adolescents can take take the opposite message from adults praising effort: that students just aren't "talented."

Your Brain Is a Supercomputer. Here's How to Reboot It, According to World-Renowned Brain Coach Jim Kwik. 'The number one skill set is to learn how to learn.'

2 Boca grade school students nab national STEM honors - Boca Voice   What were you doing at ages 10 and 12? Anya Gupta and Annabella Meisner-Lopez were just named winners in a prestigious national competition. As fifth- and sixth-graders at A.D. Henderson University School, they developed a way to turn plastic pollution in the ocean into fish food. Their STEM teac...

Navy SEAL who oversaw bin Laden raid says America's biggest national security issue is the K-12 education system The US needs an education system that informs students about the world around them, retired Navy Adm. William McRaven said.

Harvard and Princeton Say Some Students Can Return This Year Harvard and Princeton universities plan to bring back a portion of their undergraduate populations for the upcoming semester, with regular Covid-19 testing and private sleeping areas.