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Leading the Way to a New Normal
I believe that all young people can achieve their dreams. It’s just that they may require very different pathways to get there. That was part of the motivation behind the creation of EDWorks Fast...
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College attainment is today’s ‘moonshot’
News that First Lady Michelle Obama is planning to focus on increasing college degree attainment (“Michelle Obama Edges Into a Policy Role on Higher Education,” New York Times, November 11, 2013) for...
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Takeaways from the #AfAmEdChat
Today I participated in the #AfAmEdChat hosted by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans. The purpose of the chat was to discuss what last week’s State of the Union...
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From Enrollment to Completion
I read with great interest and high regard the recent ECS report, “Increasing Student Access and Success in Dual Enrollment Programs: 13 Model State-Level Policy Components.” For decades, a tremendous...
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Creating the New Normal: Early College For All
Beginning Monday, EDWorks is hosting the 2015 Experience Conference: Creating the New Normal: Early College For All. For two days in Atlanta, there will be concentrated discussions around Early...
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Scaling Early College High Schools
As we celebrate Early College High School Week, one question on my mind is, “How do we bring the Early College experience to more communities?” Scaling any education initiative at the state level is a...
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We “do” high school very poorly. At least we do for those who are historically underrepresented in postsecondary education. NAEP data clearly tell us that the academic wherewithal of students is cast...
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Eradicating Barriers: A review of Woodlawn
On the surface, the movie Woodlawn is a thrilling story about the rise to prominence of an all-time great football player, Tony Nathan. But more importantly, the movie chronicles the slow but steady...
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