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You Can Now Get Admitted to Colleges Without Even Applying News ad

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You Can Now Get Admitted to Colleges Without Even Applying News ad

Paola Ruiz never expected a four-year private university to chase after her. But that’s exactly what happened last fall when she was accepted to Whittier College in southern California through a growing pathway called direct admissions. For the first-generation, low-income student, it was an affirming experience. “All my hard work had been seen,” she says. … Read more

A Decade of Data in Tennessee Shows an Unexpected Result When Colleges Drop Remedial Courses – News ad

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A Decade of Data in Tennessee Shows an Unexpected Result When Colleges Drop Remedial Courses – News ad

“The evidence is showing that these reforms are not increasing graduation rates,” said Alex Goudas, a higher education researcher and a community college professor at Delta College in Michigan, who was not involved in this study. “Some students are benefiting a little bit — only temporarily —  and other students are harmed permanently.” It seems … Read more