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Mind the gap: 86% graduate in DC, 15% meet math standards
More students are completing high school, but fewer are prepared to learn a skilled trade or pass a college math class.

Joanne Jacobs
2 days ago2 min read
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Hooked on AI: What's the point of college?
AI can be a "fantastic" study partner, but most college students use it to work less and learn less.

Joanne Jacobs
3 days ago2 min read
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Dual-credit soars in Chicago -- but college success does not
Will Chicago's dual-credit students be prepared to succeed in college?

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 33 min read
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Speedy 3-year degrees attract frugal students
Does it have to take 4+ years and 120 credits to earn a bachelor's degree?

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 153 min read
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No need to listen, read, write or think: AI will do college for you
Will students offload all their college work -- classes, reading, writing, discussions, tests -- on AI?

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 262 min read
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Texas: College-prep classes set students up for college failure
Dual enrollment helps Texas students do well after graduation, but taking college-prep classes has no benefit, says a new study.

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 252 min read
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How advanced is AP? Exam scores are inflated, says new competitor
Inflating grades and dumbing-down tests is giving high achievers no way to show their competence.

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 242 min read
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Thinking with AI
AI -- with the right guardrails -- can help students think through ideas, a professor writes.

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 182 min read
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Great Books are hard, and that's good
Reading the classics is hard work. It teaches students to focus, think and persevere.

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 161 min read
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From broke to woke to broken: How the humanities lost their way
Humanities professors embraced activism -- it's where the grant money is -- and lost students' interest.

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 163 min read
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Harvard profs may OK limit on A's, and students aren't happy
Harvard's faculty is considering putting a 20 percent cap on A grades.

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 121 min read
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Inflated grades lead to deflated pay
Students who receive good grades for mediocre work tend to learn and earn less in the long run.

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 122 min read
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Black, Hispanic students shift from elite colleges to state flagships
Black and Hispanic students are less likely to be admitted to elite colleges, more likely to attend flagship state universities.

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 72 min read
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'Disconnected' diplomas are useless
States are dropping graduation exams to hide the failure to prepare all students for work, job training and college.

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 51 min read
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Plumber or programmer? Trades workers close the job gap
Boilermakers, pipe fitters, electricians and plumbers are more likely to be employed than four-year college graduates.

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 12 min read
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The future is female in medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, law . . .
Most law and medical students are female. Men hold the edge in business and engineering.

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 11 min read
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Movies are boring, say film students
Film students don't have the attention span to watch movies.

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 312 min read
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Now that 'A' is for 'average,' Harvard considers adding A+ grades
So many Harvard students earn A's they university may add an A+ grade to signify excellence.

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 302 min read
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Thinking about 'mindfulness'
"Mindfulness" degrees are popular, despite evidence it makes students calmer but less inclined to think, plan and work.

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 252 min read
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88% of college students pretend to be progressive to fit in
Professors are overwhelmingly liberal, and most moderate and conservative students go along.

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 242 min read
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