“Persistence” is a buzzword most educators at community colleges hear a great deal. We know too many community college students enter classes in the fall a
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Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo delivered her State of the State address earlier this week. She is beginning the final year of her first term. Her address
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Have you ever heard of the achievement gap? Many minority students, such as African-Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans usually fall lower in test sc
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Let’s face it: 2017 was a really rough year for education, and all things political. So 2018 leaves us ample room to up our game—as individuals working wit
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Oprah Winfrey’s name has been buzzing (alongside #TimesUp) this week with speculation flying wildly from all corners about a potential run for president in
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Is the Montessori method of schooling better for low-income children? A new study that looks at Montessori preschool students by University of Virginia psy
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It’s no secret that arts education has long been an afterthought in many cash-strapped public school districts. In 2012, the U.S. Department of Education d
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The key three factors most likely to change the nature of future work are: artificial intelligence/robots, demographic changes and concentration of talent
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My journey in the world of education started as a freshman at Howard University. Although I was a political science major, I always held a very strong inte
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