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October 29, 2018 News
Few Gains for Students in Tennessee Remedial Education Program
Tennessee’s unique approach to preparing students for college by requiring them to take remedial math classes in high schools instead of college doesn’t lead to improved math skills, according to a study released today by Harvard University’s Center for Education Policy Research. The researchers who have been studying the Tennessee Seamless Alignment and Integrated Learning Support program...Read MoreOctober 29, 2018 News
In Silicon Prairie, Kenzie Academy’s Apprenticeship Program Trains Students for High-Paid Tech Jobs of Tomorrow — Without College or Debt
Unlike many of his peers, Dylan Fields, a high school senior in a small town just north of here, has long known what he wants to do for a career. But like many others, Fields had no idea how to get from where he was to where he dreamed of being. ”I’ve watched more YouTube videos about software engineering than 99 percent of people,” he said. “It’s insane.” Problem was, Fields, 17, didn’t how...Read MoreOctober 28, 2018 News
Foundation, church partner to install tiny houses for homeless college students
A Lynnwood-based foundation and a local church are partnering with a Seattle company to provide portable housing units for homeless college students and those attending work-training programs. Pallet, a Seattle-based Social Purpose Corporation, is working in conjunction with the Jean Kim Foundation for the Homeless Education and Lynnwood’s Good Shepherd Baptist Church to build a six-unit,...Read MoreOctober 26, 2018 News
As Memphis parents struggle to find information about schools, one parent group is calling for a simpler enrollment system
Memphis parent Leisa Crawford didn’t have time to look through dozens of websites and zig-zag hundreds of miles around town to find a school for her child. So she relied on word-of-mouth. “When you live here in Memphis … you don’t go on the website,” she told members of parent advocacy organization Memphis Lift earlier this year. “We heard about KIPP, Snowden — OK, we’re going there. Or it’s a...Read MoreOctober 26, 2018 News
Community colleges prepare for TN Reconnect influx
Money is often the top barrier standing between students wanting to further their education, but thanks to Tennessee Reconnect, adults who want to go to college don’t have to fit the bill. The program offers a full scholarship. “I had no idea what I wanted to do,” Megan Roberts, a first semester Tennessee Reconnect student, said. “It was just so expensive to pay for classes.”...Read MoreOctober 25, 2018 News