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Nearly $19M in Grants Awarded to 12 Colleges to Address Teacher Shortage

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The Department of Education (ED) announced Wednesday that colleges and universities across the U.S. This injection of funds comes at a crucial time for K-12 education. According to the National Center for Education Statistics , 45% of public schools were operating without a full teaching staff in October.

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The blog post about money! Pt. 1 

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The form itself has fewer questions than it did when my mom and I filled it out for the first time in 2018. Similarly, my college roommate ended up getting a federal Pell grant for a couple of years of college, something she never would have guessed she qualified for. Think You Won’t Qualify? Apply Anyway!

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Meet Sophia, Your Robot Commencement Speaker

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As such, the university sought someone capable of unpacking the potential that [AI] has to change the world in various ways, Benjamin Grant, D'Youville's vice president for student affairs, told BestColleges. She's also the first robot to earn citizenship , which Saudi Arabia granted her in 2017.

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Reimagining the Liberal Arts and Humanities

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A national grant program aims to reposition the liberal arts and humanities as central to the general education curriculum. Except that it's not entirely shocking given what's happening across higher education. And is it wise to let students determine what constitutes a college education? ’ "It's a balancing act.

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AANHPI in Higher Education: Facts and Statistics

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had a high school level of education or less. As a single demographic, Asian Americans appear to be doing well — high educational attainment, high household incomes — but a closer look by origin group paints a more complicated picture of how some Asian Americans are really doing. Note Reference [1] Check 3 in 4 Indians in the U.S.

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Ripon College Offers Free Tuition to Wisconsin Residents

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"The Ripon Commitment opens doors for students in Wisconsin who may have thought higher education at a private school was out of reach," Ripon President Victoria N. The grant covers up to four years of tuition but excludes housing and food costs. Folse said in a press release. Current students aren't eligible.

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California’s Revised Budget Plan Slashes Financial Aid Funding

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The state budget, finalized in June, includes $510 million in cuts to the Middle Class Scholarship and excludes funding for changes to Cal Grant, California's financial aid program. Since the program was fully implemented in the 2018-2019 academic year, both allocated funding and participation have surged.