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Same Goal, Different Path
Victor Garnica | January 16, 2019In August 2017, I was awarded one of 10 Pearson Scholarships for Higher Education. When I learned that I...
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Strong Work Ethic Propels Dual Enrolled Student Toward Her Goal
Rachel Eccles | April 20, 2018Right now, I am both a high school senior and a student at my local community college. I am...
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Teaching reading in an IRW class: why, what, how
Kathleen T. McWhorter, Professor Emerita of Humanities, Niagara County Community College | March 13, 2018“College students already know how to read, don’t they?” Yes, students know how to recognize words on a page....
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Community College Success: It’s There For You to Discover!
Jennifer Brown | October 11, 2017During my first two years of college, I attended Lake-Sumter State College, a local “state” college in Florida with campuses...
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3 simple research-based ways to ace a test
John Sadauskas, PhD, Learning Capabilities Design Manager, Pearson | June 27, 2017On top of the traditional challenges of balancing their classwork, part-/full-time jobs, extracurricular activities, and social lives, today’s higher...
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Serving others while getting a college degree – A Veteran’s story
Trisha Norfleet, 2016 Pearson Scholarship for Higher Education Scholar | March 9, 2017Transitioning into civilian student life was very challenging for me, but Ivy Tech Community College allowed a smoother transition…
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Closing the skills gap: Pipelines, reverse transfer, and workforce development
Interview with Dr. Dale Campbell, David Pelham, Carrie Samson, and Timothy Wilson | March 3, 2017The skills gap will continue to grow if we don’t make changes now to how students are prepared for...
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Shifting education from its back seat to the front row
Griffin Leach, 2016 Pearson Scholarship for Higher Education Scholar | March 2, 2017I knew that in order for me to meet my aspirations I would need a fresh start. Community college…
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I flipped my class, now everyone talks, laughs, and works
Kelly Donahue-Wallace, Author and Professor, University of North Texas | March 2, 2017My journey toward teaching in a flipped classroom began when I started teaching classes that met once a week...
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