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This Teacher Went to the Hospital to Present an End-of-Year Classroom Award to Her Student 

[ad_1] When first grader Malcom ended up in the hospital after an asthma attack, his teacher took action. She suspected he’d be sad about missing the end-of-year classroom award ceremony at school and knew he still deserved to be recognized. So she reached out to his mom to ask if she could come to the …

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Biden vetoes measure against forgiving student loans

[ad_1] President Biden on Wednesday vetoed a congressional resolution that would have struck down his loan-forgiveness program. The veto was expected. The House and Senate passed the measure with overwhelming Republican support and modest Democratic support. There was not enough support for the resolutions to override Biden’s veto. The Biden plan, currently on hold pending …

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Biden vetoes measure on forgiving student loans

[ad_1] President Biden on Wednesday vetoed a Congressional resolution that would have struck down his loan forgiveness program. The veto was expected. The House and Senate passed the measure with overwhelming Republican support and modest Democratic support. There was not enough support for the resolutions to override Biden’s veto. The Biden plan, currently on hold …

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Researchers need a shadow CV to highlight inequities (opinion)

[ad_1] masterSergeant/iStock/Getty Images Plus As newly minted Ph.D.s across the country cycle through a discouraging job market, some will be advised to create for themselves a “failure CV” alongside their job-hunting CV in an attempt to remind them how much they’ve overcome. First popularized more than a decade ago by an article in Nature, the …

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Navajo Technical University offers first tribal university Ph.D. program

[ad_1] Navajo Technical University in New Mexico has come a long way since its founding about 40 years ago as a job skills training center with five signature vocational programs. The tribal university—which rests on the largest Native American reservation in the U.S., an expanse roughly the size of West Virginia—changed names multiple times and …

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The long view on transformative college experiences: Key podcast

[ad_1] As the founding president of Olin College of Engineering, Richard K. Miller knew he had an advantage in graduating students with a sense of purpose that would serve them well down the road. The experimental college had its choice of students, “gazillions of dollars” and a made-from-scratch curriculum focused on project-based learning. It was …

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“Tough choices” ahead on federal budget following debt ceiling deal

[ad_1] The Fiscal Responsibility Act, passed by Congress last week to avert default, caps federal spending increases over the next two years. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc via Getty Images Although federal spending on domestic programs will be flat in the upcoming fiscal year, advocates and higher education lobbyists say there’s still a chance to secure …

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Conn. institutions, lawmakers reach funding deal

[ad_1] Connecticut governor Ned Lamont and leaders of the state’s higher education institutions reached a deal Monday to shore up higher education funding in the budget for fiscal year 2024. Under the new proposed budget, the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system would receive over $1.1 billion for fiscal year 2024, $50 million more than the budget …

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