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31 days ago by Mark

‘Tis the season. High school graduation. It’s a wonderful time of the year. But it’s also a time of year when high school seniors–and maybe a few juniors–are waking up to the fact that perhaps they aren’t ready for college. Part of the problem, it seems, is that high school graduation requirements h ...

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34 days ago by Mark

You must read this article by Neil Swidley in the Boston Globe. Mr. Swidley pulls together some great information that shatters the myth of the four year college degree. Fact: Census data from 2005 indicate that only 28% of Americans have obtained a Bachelors degree. Fact: Only about 10% of American ...

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163 days ago by Mark

Get it right the first time, I say. When asked why someone ought to hire an educational consultant, one of my top five reasons is predicated on the fact that a very large percentage of college freshmen do not return for their sophomore year. ACT’s latest study on college and university retention rat ...

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