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Liz Willen Dear reader,

Just how much does a college education matter? It’s a topic we’ve spent years examining at The Hechinger Report, one I thought a lot about last month while visiting a middle school and a career center ([link removed]) in Indiana. I saw an array of pathways to both college and careers, with no judgement around individual choices – no surprise, as there’s plenty of renewed interest in skilled trades jobs ([link removed]) . But now, some reports are finding that a decline in college enrollment could have long-term consequences. ([link removed])

In other higher education news this week, we take a closer look ([link removed]) at what it could mean for colleges now that a conservative-dominated Supreme Court agreed to hear challenges ([link removed]) to race-conscious admissions. We’re also excited to tell you about a new development in Washington: Since early last year, we've been investigating little-known ways ([link removed]) that some colleges entrap students in debt. One way: for-profit colleges making loans directly to students. Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that, for the first time, it would begin examining these institutional loans out of concern that colleges may use high interest rates and “strong-arm debt collection practices” — practices that our story
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Finally, there are some important lessons to be learned from Tennessee’s state-funded pre-K program, ([link removed]) among them that quality matters. Finally, some students finally returned to in-person learning this fall – only to be kicked back out again ([link removed]) for behavioral and other issues. There’s so much to think about, one reason why we particularly love hearing what our readers have to say. Get in touch!

Liz Willen, Editor

Main Idea


** Another million adults ‘have stepped off the path to the middle class’ ([link removed])
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The dire consequences of fewer people going to college — for them and for society.
Reading List


** COLUMN: Why some in higher education are freaking out about new affirmative action showdown ([link removed])
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Student diversity on campus could take a big hit: ‘It’s shocking.'



** Some kids have returned to in-person learning only to be kicked right back out ([link removed])
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While some school districts are responding to a pandemic-driven surge in student misbehavior with mental health support and disciplinary alternatives, others are suspending kids.



** A state-funded pre-K program led to ‘significantly negative effects’ for kids in Tennessee ([link removed])
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In some pre-K programs, ‘something is not better than nothing,’ study shows.



** PROOF POINTS: Fixing online credit recovery remains elusive ([link removed])
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Students struggle even with teachers in the classroom, researcher finds.



** COLUMN: Helping middle schoolers think about a future beyond the pandemic ([link removed])
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An Indiana school wants middle schoolers to start considering career choices now, but is the timing right?



** Not your typical shop class: New CTE program requires lessons in social skills ([link removed])
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In these trade-study programs, students must develop skills like empathy, critical thinking and collaboration.



** ‘Disruption is a huge catalyst for accelerating innovation. But it’s not a given’ ([link removed])
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A Q&A with Richard Culatta, chief executive officer of the International Society for Technology in Education.



** OPINION: In our pandemic era, why we must teach our children compassion ([link removed])
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A new emphasis on empathy will help us all get through this.
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