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Community college students expect better customer service

[ad_1] Community college administrators say their students want better support when it comes to institutional customer service—and that they’re right for having high expectations, according to a report released Monday. Published by EAB, an education consulting group, the survey results show that 85 percent of leaders agree student expectations have risen since the pandemic. Nearly 100 percent …

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Students report sexual assault—but mainly to their peers

[ad_1] College students are far more willing to talk to their friends about unwanted sexual experiences than they are to campus police, a crisis center or a university employee, according to a new, large-scale survey by Vector Solutions, the nation’s largest provider of sexual violence risk-management training materials for universities. Of the 14 percent of respondents …

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Connecticut community college merger imminent

[ad_1] A long-awaited merger of Connecticut’s 12 community colleges is happening July 1. The singular statewide college will be called Connecticut State Community College, NBC Connecticut reported. Students will be able to take classes on all 12 campuses. “Now it’s simply one statewide college with multiple campuses across the state and we’re given the freedom of …

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Alliance University loses accreditation

[ad_1] The Middle States Commission on Higher Education has withdrawn accreditation from Alliance University, effective Dec. 31. The move comes after the accreditor placed the institution on show cause status in March due to financial concerns and various other issues. Alliance University, a private Christian university in New York, was formerly known as Nyack College until …

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Liberty University spokesperson invokes Hitler

[ad_1] Liberty University communications director Ryan Helfenbein sparked controversy in an interview last week when he referred to Adolf Hitler and other murderous dictators while discussing cultural battles over education at the Road to Majority Policy Conference held in Washington, D.C. “Education really is evangelism. If you don’t control education, you cannot control the future—Stalin …

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Without paid family leave, teachers stockpile sick days and aim for summer babies | KQED

[ad_1] “We had a very narrow window, because we said, ‘I need to have this baby as close to summer as we can,’” Williams explained. When she didn’t get pregnant after two Septembers came and went, they called it quits. She said the lack of a paid leave policy ultimately determined the size of her …

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11 Useful School Home Visit Resources For Teachers

[ad_1] by Terry Heick School home visits are continuing to see traction in many public school districts as a way to not simply ‘improve relationships with students’ but rather begin the school year ‘on even ground’ with families and communities. While truly meaningful interactions between schools and communities ideally occurs through curriculum, student projects, and …

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Savings Rates Remain Attractive, But the End of High APYs Is Near, Experts Say

[ad_1] For weeks, we’ve been closely tracking banks with the best high-yield savings accounts. And each week, the average savings rate for banks we track climbs slightly, pushing the average annual percentage yield from 4.38% to 4.55% in less than two months.  “Top-yielding savings account rates are now the highest they have been since the …

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