Maryland to Expand Pilot Apprentice Program Statewide
High school students can gain work experience for graduation credit; the program has a shortfall in business partners to meet student demand. On Herald-Mail Media.
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Fewer Students Buying into Luxury Campus Dorms
Many luxury dorm projects gained non-profit status, but students—or their parents—don't want to pay such high rents anymore. On Bloomberg.
Colleges See Summer Enrollment Boost with Year-round Pell Grants
More students are taking summer classes, which could help with graduation rates and cost savings, now that students can use Pell grants all year. On Inside Higher Ed.
White House Wants to Combine Labor and Education Departments
The planned announcement aims to streamline the executive branch and tie education closer to workforce training. On The Wall Street Journal.
New UNC System Chairman Sets Sights on ECSU
Harry Smith admitted that he was wrong to support a study on closing ECSU and sees a bright future for the school. On Daily Advance.
FIRE Survey Finds That Students Support Due Process
"By a more than 4-to-1 margin," students believe that a student should be presumed innocent and "seven in ten students believe that the accused student should have the right to a lawyer who can speak in the hearing." On Minding The Campus.
NCAA Changes Required-Day-Off Rule
The NCAA has decided to add an exemption to the rule that states that student-athletes must have one day off a week by adding special conditions upon how often the team will be playing in the week. On Swim Swam.
Trouble for Harvard’s Personality Test
An organization representing Asian-American students is suing Harvard for admissions practices that it views as discriminatory by unfairly weeding out Asian-American students. On The Atlantic.
Dual Enrollment Steadily Rising
"Over a decade and a half, community college enrollment for part-time students who are younger than 18 has more than doubled, jumping from 287,000 in 2001, to more than 635,000 by 2015... "On Community College Daily.
How Some Colleges Have Succeeded in Retaining Students
Working with high school counselors, providing more support for struggling students, and using data to anticipate problems have helped colleges stop students from dropping out. On Education Dive.