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Sometimes the best journalism grows from working together. This week, in partnership with CalMatters and NBC News, we bring you the story ([link removed]) of how California is taking on some of higher education’s most intractable problems.

How is the state getting more students to and through college at a time of changing populations and ever-rising tuition? What are the stumbling blocks, what’s working, and is there a way forward for the rest of the country? These are just some of the questions we attempt to ask – and answer. Tell us what you want to learn about. Just hit reply to this email to talk directly with us.

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** Is California saving higher education? ([link removed])
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California, with a higher education budget for 2019-2020 of $18.5 billion, is bucking a national trend — most other states are continuing to reduce, not increase, their higher education budgets.
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** What is it like to be a male teacher in early ed? ([link removed])
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Only 3 percent of early ed teachers are male. Here’s how to change that.


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OPINION: Better Thanksgiving questions than ‘What are you going to do with that major?’ ([link removed])
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Instead of a grilling, ask students what they've learned about what the world needs — and then pass the sweet potatoes.



** TEACHER VOICE: Does AI, as a tool, deliver student feedback more effectively than the ballpoint pen? ([link removed])
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As the artificial intelligence revolution comes to education, teachers are rightly concerned that AI in schools will replace the human assessment of human learning.



** OPINION: The odds are still stacked against low-income college students; here are some ways to expand the possibilities ([link removed])
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This fall, 1.2 million low-income or first-generation students started college. For most of their lives, they’ve been told that a college degree will set them on a path to economic mobility, and they have arrived on their campuses filled with a sense of possibility.
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* "Contracting out teaching jobs helps address pressing need ([link removed]) ," Albuquerque Journal
* "To Raise Graduation Rates For Students Of Color, Salem-Keizer Schools Focus On Relationships ([link removed]) ," Oregon Public Broadcasting

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