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A new year comes with promises of renewal and hope, but it’s been fraught with uncertainty for undocumented college students. Even on campuses that have welcomed them for years, college students are anxious about continuing their education as President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration approaches, Olivia Sanchez reports ([link removed]) .

Amid worries about Trump’s initial pledges of mass deportations, college leaders and advocates for undocumented students are assessing what protections institutions can offer — if any. It’s a story we will follow closely as we keep an eye on the new administration’s impact on education.

As always, Jill Barshay keeps us up-to-date on the most recent education research, this time on the impact of intensive tutoring ([link removed]) on student attendance. We also take a look at what happened when one state tried to get all students to take algebra ([link removed]) in eighth grade and an effort to train a new generation of pilots ([link removed]) . Our opinion pieces ([link removed]) also start you off on the right track for the new year, with advice for parents and views on school leadership.

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** ‘There's a culture of fear’: Undocumented college students agonize as Trump term nears ([link removed])
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Students without all the necessary legal papers to be in the U.S. face an especially uncertain future as they pursue higher education and aspire to work, worried they are jeopardizing their own or their family members’ ability to stay in the country. College leaders and advocates for undocumented students are assessing what protections institutions can offer — but their reach seems limited.
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** Tutoring may not significantly improve attendance ([link removed])
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Lessons learned from a study of D.C. students



** New Zealand has a problem with mathematics. Can a new strategy make a difference for students? ([link removed])
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The government hopes new ‘explicit’ instruction can halt a slide in math achievement, but some teachers and principals aren’t convinced



** One state tried algebra for all eighth graders. It hasn’t gone well ([link removed])
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Some places are moving to universal early algebra. Minnesota has required it for years — with less-than-promising results



** OPINION: Parents have way more influence than they realize in shaping their children’s success ([link removed])
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Talking to them about what they learn in school and what’s happening in their lives makes all the difference



** Wanted: A new generation of pilots ([link removed])
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As a wave of pilot retirements hit the airline industry, a smattering of new programs are trying to diversify a profession that has long been predominantly white and male



** OPINION: Want to stop superintendent turnover? Take a hard look at how school systems really operate ([link removed])
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Changes and a culture of cooperation can keep leaders in place and boost student learning

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