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Community colleges tackle another challenge: Students recovering from past substance use

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She credits the Breaking Free club with creating the community she and her peers need to beat back their insecurities and succeed in the classroom. President Biden’s stalled 2024 budget includes $10.8 That’s what I see the most, and what I feel the most,” she said.

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How one district went all-in on a tutoring program to catch kids up

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“Frankly, students didn’t lose anything, they just never had the opportunity to learn it,” said Allison Socol, an assistant director at The Education Trust, a nonprofit education research and advocacy organization. Both Obimma and VonSeggen tutored remotely, but some tutors have come back into the classroom along with the students.

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

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It’s just been exacerbated by the pandemic,” said Rebeca Shackleford, the director of federal government relations at All4Ed, an education advocacy nonprofit. The Oakland Reach, a parent-led advocacy group that works with underserved communities, also joined the partnership. The ESSR funds expire in 2024. for only a few weeks.