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65% of households with children report the use of online learning during pandemic

Eleven percent of households with children reported having no live contact with a teacher in the past week.

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How many women graduate with STEM degrees?

While the number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics degrees earned by women increased in recent years, there’s still a gender gap.

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4.4 million households with children don’t have consistent access to computers for online learning during the pandemic

Millions of students have no internet while sheltering at home. See who is affected by home learning environments without technology access.

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How uneven educational outcomes begin, and persist, in the US

Long before graduation, factors including early education, household income gaps, and disciplinary actions affect students’ abilities to access resources and succeed in school. These elements impact racial and ethnic groups differently and contribute to these unequal educational outcomes.

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Coronavirus and college football: what might this mean for colleges’ bottom lines?

For most schools, athletics constitute a small portion of revenue. But in the Power Five Conferences—ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, and SEC—football represents a larger portion of institution revenue.

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3.7 million three- and four-year olds were not in pre-primary programs in 2018

As of 2018, 46% of children aged three to four were not enrolled in any pre-primary program, including preschool and kindergarten.

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How did the US reach $1.6 trillion in student debt?

Forty-two million people, or one in six American adults, currently carry a federal student loan. The nation’s overall student debt reached $1.6 trillion in June 2019. What’s behind this large number?

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College tuition has increased — but what’s the actual cost?

More and more Americans are going to college as tuition increases. But what’s the actual cost of higher education? Here’s an analysis of how colleges finances work and how tuition factors in.

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In 32 states, teacher salaries have not kept pace with inflation

Teacher salaries have increased in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., but for some states the increases have not kept pace with inflation.

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Nearly two-thirds of preschool-aged children attend early education programs

Early childhood education programs are increasingly popular. In 2017, two-thirds of preschool-aged children attended such programs.

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