This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Dual-enrolled high school students are closing in on accounting for nearly half of Colorado’s community college enrollment, according to fall 2024 enrollment data. Of the 88,118 students enrolled at the two-year level, more than 39,000 students statewide are still in high … Read more
Half of the public universities in Southern California have waiting lists for student housing, meaning that thousands of students are forced to look off campus for a place to live while pursuing a four-year degree, reporting by the Southern California News Group shows. Although data shows that academic performance and a sense of engagement improves … Read more
Although Educor’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) stated last week that the institution’s registration status had been fully restored after being deregistered, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) disagrees. Educor registration status Educor comprises several private colleges including City Varsity, ICESA City Campus, Lyceum College, and Damelin. The government deregistered Educor due to significant … Read more
College athletes appear in voting ads – CBS News Watch CBS News New NCAA rules mean college athletes can now star in a new get-out-the-vote campaign targeted toward young voters. Here’s how it’s affecting political conversations on campus. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not … Read more
The race for the 8th Congressional District — a battleground contest that could help decide which party controls the U.S. House — is tied about a month out from Election Day, according to a new poll released Wednesday. Forty-four percent of likely voters surveyed backed Democratic U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo, and 44.2% supported her challenger, … Read more
In the last of a four-part series on China’s universities and campus life, Alcott Wei investigates why army life has become an attractive option for many of the country’s young people in their quest for a university degree. Read the third part here. For Alan Yuan, joining China’s military wasn’t so much about the lofty … Read more
David McMillin | Bankrate.com (TNS) If you’re gearing up to send a child to college, the cost can feel overwhelming. A home equity line of credit (HELOC) or home equity loan could help pay for it — but before leveraging your home ownership stake in this way, you’ll need to balance a number of considerations. … Read more
As It Happens7:39Man who received world’s 1st eye and face transplant says it changed his life Aaron James can’t stop looking at himself in the mirror. The 47-year-old U.S. military veteran and electrical lineman was badly injured in a workplace accident in June 2021 that destroyed his left eye, chin, nose, lips and left arm, and … Read more
Although cooler fall temperatures are coming, which local experts say usually drives down mosquito populations, one researcher says Calgary isn’t totally in the clear yet A relatively new species is likely hitting its peak population now, according to John Soghigian, an assistant professor of parasitology at the University of Calgary. The Culex pipiens, also referred to … Read more
Yes, we’re shedding a single tear for the end of summer, but nothing dries our eyes quite like an avalanche of the best back-to-school sales tumbling into our open carts. Whether you’re shopping for your final semester at college, spoiling your freshly minted high school sophomore, or not even actively enrolled (hey, a sale’s a … Read more
