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  • 7 Key Lessons from 3 Decades: Unpacking Data Misalignment in Education

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  • Analytics Use to Find Hidden Talent

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    [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]  Hear about how to use analytics to find hidden talent.  [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column] [/et_pb_row] [/et_pb_section]

  • Not Your Grandmother’s Community College

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    In your grandmother’s day, or possibly even in your parent’s day, manufacturing jobs were popular and paid a good living with benefits. Community Colleges offered a way to earn credits that could transfer to four-year colleges or programs to train for a few different careers that required specific skills, such as auto-mechanic or plumber. How…

  • Raise Your Math ACT Score

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    You now need to score at least a 22 on the math portion of the ACT to enroll in many college programs—including community colleges. You can do this with some basic math and algebra skills. In the 21st century, basic math and algebra skills are not just necessary for admission to college programs. Many careers…

  • FAFSA Time!

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    It’s FAFSA time!  Help your students fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Here is the Department of Educations blog about the 2019-2010 FAFSA.  It has several helpful links: https://blog.ed.gov/2018/09/7-things-you-need-2019-20-fafsa/ Who should apply? Everyone.  Despite its name, FAFSA is one-stop shopping for federal, state, and institutional money–including Pell Grants–and it’s the only…

  • NC Math Placement Law

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    Students Who Score Level 5 MUST be Placed in Advanced Classes—It’s the Law! Did you know that, by law (SL 218-32; HB 986), (final version) students who score a level 5 on their End-of-Grade (EOG) or End-of-Course (EOC) tests must be placed in an advanced course the following school year? This is true for all…