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Hoping to offer more alternatives, particularly to low-income students considering substandard for-profit colleges, the Education Department is unveiling a pilot…
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M ark Claypool, President and CEO of ChanceLight Behavioral Health and Education, took time to discuss his efforts to improve…
K aren Mahon, Ed.D joined Dr. Berger to discuss educational apps and lessons for the industry. Mahon is the founder…
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As American children prepare to head back to school tomorrow, many of them will return to racially homogenous classrooms. A…
by Elizabeth A. HarrisAs summer began, Dan Akim, a junior at Manhattan’s ultracompetitive Stuyvesant High School, planned to attend debate…