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Liz Willen Dear reader,

College tuition is often jaw-dropping. Even still, it may come as a surprise to find out that the cost of attending the University of Chicago and a handful of other private colleges will likely break $100,000 ([link removed]) within a few years.

This is just one of the many things you can learn from The Hechinger Report’s Tuition Tracker ([link removed]) tool, which debuted in a new, improved format last week thanks to an analysis by our data visualization developer Pete D’Amato. Tuition Tracker is incredibly useful for understanding the difference between the advertised cost of college and what families are actually expected to pay in the coming years, based on their income.
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If I’ve learned one thing about tuition over many years of writing about education (and paying for two college educations) it is this: Tuition only goes up, rarely down – and the shock value of big increases will continue. I recently glanced back at a story I wrote about the cost of attending a private New York City kindergarten in 2004, after tuition had jumped over $26,000. Today? It’s above $53,000.

We’d love to hear about your experience using Tuition Tracker. Send us your feedback.

Liz Willen, Editor
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Our updated Tuition Tracker is an interactive tool designed to help parents and students compare colleges using data that shows what schools will actually cost in the coming academic year. You can also compare institutions' graduation rates, which indicate the likelihood that a student will successfully complete their degree within a reasonable time frame.

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** How Louisiana’s richest students go to college on the backs of the poor ([link removed])
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When it comes to college affordability, for much of the last two decades, Louisiana lawmakers have effectively been taking from the poor to give to the rich.



** U.S. education achievement slides backwards ([link removed])
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Federal statisticians described the current 2019 drop as “substantial,” particularly in eighth-grade reading achievement with 31 states posting lower scores.



** OPINION: Separating ‘gifted’ children hasn’t led to better achievement ([link removed])
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Many believe that children learn more effectively in schools or classes with similar learners, but are they right?



** Scientific evidence on how to teach writing is slim ([link removed])
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The poor quality of student writing is a common lament among college professors. But how are elementary, middle and high school teachers supposed to teach it better?



** TEACHER VOICE: Finding civility in an eighth-grade civics classroom ([link removed])
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I, Mr. Billups, would be entrusted with the task of teaching civics in a politically polarized atmosphere at a culturally and racially diverse school in Boston. It was a challenging, and ultimately rewarding, environment in which to spend my first year in a classroom.
Solutions
* "This top gifted and talented school is integrated. Is it the future? ([link removed]) " via The New York Times.
* "California students could soon get a Seal of STEM on their diplomas ([link removed]) ," via Ed Source.

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