Education Next is a quarterly journal that bases its editorial policy on the premise that the education sector is ripe for major change and reform.
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Day After Inauguration, Biden Welcomes Teachers Union Leaders to White House. ednxt.co/3p8Yj3z
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The executive director of the Pioneer Institute, Jim Stergios, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the current state of Boston Public Schools, and whether control of the district should be taken over by the state. ednxt.co/3LX3vDl #EducationExchange #podcast #EdChat
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Less than 36 hours after President Biden had been inaugurated, the presidents of the nation’s two teachers unions were in the White House being honored by the First Lady. ednxt.co/3p8Yj3z
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Lemov: "Keep cellphones turned off and out of sight during the school day—and give students and educators a fighting chance to focus, reconnect, and build school cultures that nurture belonging and academic success." ednxt.co/3ORfyCO
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.@HamiltonMusical Goes to High School: How students are learning U.S. history from the hottest show on Broadway. ednxt.co/2oxgEfk
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Forgetting How to Read: A neuroscientist examines reading in the age of screens. ednxt.co/2EeutVe @MaryanneWolf_ @Doug_Lemov
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"Nothing will change until the researchers recognize that their standard methodology is useful for answering research questions, but not for improving practice." ednxt.co/3kDA8ZH
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"What's ahead for #SchoolChoice"? We asked three #edpolicy experts. Here's a response from @JebBush.
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"Unions, for all their flaws, serve as a restraint on what would otherwise be Communist-style unchecked government power," according to @IraStoll. ednxt.co/3yHrwYi #EdChat #HongKong
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Finn: Teachers are not supplying nearly enough facts. This vacuum, matched with an overemphasis on “thinking skills” and refracted through postmodernism’s focus on interpretation, contributes to truth decay. ednxt.co/2DPbx16
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"Carvalho’s popularity stems from his district’s ability to direct its own vision for change, and to document sustained progress. Its programming is dynamic. Its achievement is rising. Its stakeholders are remarkably unified." ednxt.co/2Biy6Z6 @MiamiSup
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"Human memory works in two different ways, both equally valid but one of which is much better at enabling us to transfer what we have learnt to new contexts." ednxt.co/2ntOVg8 @ClareSealy
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"A major problem I see in education research is that people jump from one thing to the next without giving interventions enough time to even have an impact," says @VDarleenOpfer. ednxt.co/2Fyof5N @RANDCorporation #EdResearch @rickhess99
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California’s New Math Framework Doesn’t Add Up: It would place Golden State 6th graders years behind the rest of the world—and could eventually skew education in the rest of the U.S., too. ednxt.co/3nZoNJM
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"The spending declines that followed the Great Recession halted a five-decade-long increase in student test scores in reading and math, kicking off what some have called a “lost decade” in terms of student achievement." ednxt.co/31bHbQ4
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"The idea of “learning styles” is persistent and popular in the field, in part because many teachers don’t know the science that disproves it." ednxt.co/2RmERlg
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Darling-Hammond: "I would encourage educators and policymakers to use this moment of deep disruption to reinvent the way we do school: to move beyond the assembly-line factory model we inherited 100 years ago." bit.ly/3FdbquY
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Tips for schools that are scheduling virtual learning include limiting online meetings to no more than two per day; or limiting meeting times to 30 minutes a meeting. #EdChat
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A Baltimore study found that chronic absenteeism was the strongest 6th grade predictor of not graduating high school ednxt.co/2vaxVgV
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Meta-Analysis Confirms Effectiveness of an Old School Approach: Direct Instruction. ednxt.co/2GY3cqB #EdChat @rpondiscio
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"One of the blessings of the emerging science of reading moment is that it was empowering teachers to speak out about their poor preparation to teach reading and to demand better training," writes @rpondiscio. ednxt.co/2HwVSXz
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Covid-19 Has Capsized the Case Against School Choice, says @rickhess99. ednxt.co/3lToadM @AEI @AEIeducation
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"Keep cellphones turned off and out of sight during the school day—and give students and educators a fighting chance to focus, reconnect, and build school cultures that nurture belonging and academic success." ednxt.co/3ORfyCO @Doug_Lemov
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Don't miss this top Education Next article, which describes an analysis of the effectiveness of instructional coaching for teachers instead of regular professional development: ednxt.co/2SCWqeV #EdChat @MatthewAKraft
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The Best Way to Help Children Remember Things?
You might be surprised to learn it's not “memorable experiences.” ednxt.co/2ntOVg8
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“I know how hard it is. I am teaching hybrid this semester myself,” says first lady Dr. Jill Biden. ednxt.co/3p8Yj3z
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Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! We've assembled some of our favorite teacher articles here: ednxt.co/1Y2HqUe
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"Teachers who attempt to accommodate multiple learning styles in a lesson, rather than focusing on the most effective methods to present the specific material, can negatively influence student learning by causing cognitive overload." ednxt.co/2RmERlg
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"Educational equity is action—unapologetically creating or eliminating policies, systems, and practices." ednxt.co/3ucWvIZ @HeFields3
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"Play is the learning language of children, and a critical foundation of life success," write @williamdoylenyc and @pasi_sahlberg. ednxt.co/3bu4EQr
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Do smarter teachers make smarter students? @EricHanushek, Marc Piopiunik, and Simon Wiederhold present international evidence on teacher cognitive skills and student performance. ednxt.co/2EjVqrI
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"California is on the verge of becoming the first state in the country to require that every high-school student take an ethnic studies class to graduate." ednxt.co/3dF3tRW
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The number of days absent in 8th grade is 8 times more predictive of freshman year course failure than test scores. ednxt.co/2vaxVgV
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A growing body of research says there is a link between afterschool activities and graduating from high school. ednxt.co/2hQOc3K
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"Play is the learning language of children, and a critical foundation of life success," write @williamdoylenyc and @pasi_sahlberg. ednxt.co/3bu4EQr #EdChat
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Great curriculum is important. but it’s not enough, writes @LouisianaSupe in response to a recent @HarvardCEPR study finding no evidence of differences in achievement growth for schools using different math textbooks and curricula. ednxt.co/2EWylul @La_Believes
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On average, coaching improves the quality of teachers’ instruction and student achievement by 0.49 standard deviations and 0.18 standard deviations, respectively. ednxt.co/2mZeoL2
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"An argument against play in school for any group of children is a reckless violation of the clinical position of America’s pediatricians and an insult to our teachers and students, and should be dismissed as such." ednxt.co/3bu4EQr @williamdoylenyc @pasi_sahlberg
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"The push for equity stumbles into a truly gruesome place when educators are being trained or directed to shortchange some students based on how they look or where they live." ednxt.co/3urO50u @rickhess99
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Washington state superintendent floats fall scenario of “hybrid” reopening. ednxt.co/2KA7Eik @SuptEnfield @HighlineSchools @GovInslee
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Reflecting the Teach Like a Champion approach, a new book by @Doug_Lemov and the Teach Like a Champion Team opens with a highlight from the team’s observation of a great teacher in action. Learn more: ednxt.co/2S2yZNQ
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"Until we reframe our thinking and begin viewing educational equity as action, we will continue to miss the mark." ednxt.co/3ucWvIZ @HeFields3
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The assumption that students have distinct learning styles and learn best through these channels has influenced teacher practice for decades—despite a lack of evidence that such styles even exist. Learn more: ednxt.co/2RmERlg #EdChat
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In a competency-based learning model, students only move on once they demonstrate mastery of the knowledge and skills at hand. If they fail, that’s fine. ednxt.co/2UH0BvK
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Idaho, North Carolina, and Oklahoma innovate by decentralizing education spending, decisions in response to pandemic. @AdamPeshek explains: ednxt.co/30FUtF5
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College completion rates are systematically higher for students whose teachers had higher expectations for them. More troublingly, white teachers have lower expectations for black students than their white peers. ednxt.co/2PSjNn6 #EdResearch
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What We’re Watching: Dan Willingham on Reading Comprehension. ednxt.co/2xL9Awh @DTWillingham
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#EducationExchange podcast: The superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools,@MiamiSup, joins @Paul_E_Peterson to discuss how the county has responded to and prepared for the coronavirus pandemic. ednxt.co/3cfwbFe
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The argument that “schools should teach young people the skill of managing technology” is patently unrealistic, observes @Doug_Lemov. ednxt.co/3ORfyCO
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Founded by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in 2009 with the goal of reimagining civics education, iCivics today reaches more than 7 million students in all 50 states. Learn more: ednxt.co/306W7Qe @louise_dube @rickhess99 @icivics #EdChat #RHSU
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"If a child is not broadly educated, he won’t be fully literate," writes @rpondiscio. ednxt.co/1XMuMbX
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The parents of 40% of students report that their child had no one-on-one contact with teachers during this past spring's experience with online learning. ednxt.co/3292ILx
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Experimental research has found that developing a growth mindset can improve academic achievement ednxt.co/2AFBufe #EdChat
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Participation in a culturally enriching field trip is associated with stronger critical-thinking skills. ednxt.co/2hQCaaC #edchat
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Billionaire couple will support software to help teachers recognize and respond to students' academic needs. ednxt.co/2shxaOz
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“Our 19th century education system belongs in the museum,” says Levesque: ednxt.co/1PYLqSv
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Learning styles are a myth, yet 67 percent of teacher-preparation programs require students to incorporate learning styles into lesson-planning assignments, and 59 percent of textbooks advise taking students’ learning styles into account. ednxt.co/2RmERlg
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How America Responded to the Pandemic of 1957-58: “Almost the Exact Opposite of What We See Today.”
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Hybrid instruction not only makes the job harder, “it also strips away a lot of the things that people love about the job,” explains Pershan. ednxt.co/2NzATqQ
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.@JohnKingatED: "Students with broad knowledge are actually stronger readers." ednxt.co/1XMuMbX
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Linking social-emotional learning to long-term success: Student survey responses show effects in high school and beyond. ednxt.co/3oyLGPp @KiraboJackson @JohnQEaston @sebakiguel @shanettecporter @AEAjournals @nberpubs
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Did you know? The United States is facing a skilled labor shortage: The U.S. Department of Education reports that there will be 68 percent more job openings in trade-related jobs in the next five years than there are people trained to fill them. ednxt.co/30qDAfQ
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Sean Reardon argues that states that rate schools based on average test scores rather than the growth in scores are using the wrong metric. ednxt.co/2BF24Vl
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Our most-read article of the year was a piece by Doug Lemov, “Take Away Their Cellphones,” about the negative effects of cellphones and social media on student mental health, and how schools can adjust their policies to respond. bit.ly/3FOAg3o
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Among high school students who consider dropping out, 42% report that they don’t see value in their schoolwork. ednxt.co/2tzlTMu
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High schools that devote more energy to sports also produce higher test scores and higher graduation rates. ednxt.co/2hQOc3K
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"Nothing is more motivating and sustaining than working to improve the world through education." @bterrylong chats with @rickhess99 about her new role as dean of @hgse. ednxt.co/2Kg9wPE
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"No longer can public schools expect to educate children without partnering with parents in a meaningful way," says @citizenstewart. ednxt.co/3dIz160 #ENforum #EdChat
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Study shows that freshman year absences are nearly as predictive of graduation rates as GPA and course failures. ednxt.co/2vaxVgV
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What exactly is the teacher’s job? Is it deciding what to teach, or how to teach it? ednxt.co/255pct5
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Among elementary school students, arts education in Houston enhanced school engagement, college aspirations, and empathy with others. ednxt.co/2EputD6 @rpondiscio #EdChat
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Students achieve at higher levels in countries where teachers are paid more for their skills. ednxt.co/2EjVqrI @MichaelPetrilli @rickhess99 @DianeRavitch @npr_ed @anya1anya @JoyPullmann @EdTrust @NCTQ @nctqkate
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Exposure to live theatre may improve the ability of students to recognize what other people are thinking or feeling. ednxt.co/2hQCaaC
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When students have an engaging teacher, attendance increases and their chances of completing high school improve. ednxt.co/2tzlTMu
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What is the best use of a teacher's limited time—deciding what to teach or how to teach it? ednxt.co/255pct5
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School counselor effects are most pronounced among low-achieving and low-income students; low achievers, for example, are 3.4 percentage points more likely to graduate if assigned to an effective counselor. ednxt.co/3b3pEfW
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An increase of one standard deviation in teacher cognitive skills is associated with an increase of 10 to 15% of a standard deviation in student performance. ednxt.co/2EjVqrI #EdChat #EdResearch
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"Like many misconceptions about learning and the brain, the belief in learning styles stems from an incorrect interpretation of valid research findings and scientifically established facts." ednxt.co/2RmERlg
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65% of high school students report being bored daily in class. Time to rethink schooling? ednxt.co/1ZMay7m
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"High stakes accountability systems alter our children’s experience of school—and not always for the better." ednxt.co/2ltT25s
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The radio documentary, “Hard Words,” exposed how much “decades of scientific research” have taught us about reading—and how little of it has reached classroom practice via teacher training. @ehanford @apmreports @EducatePodcast ednxt.co/2AeTtL2
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"I confess that I used to think I could learn more about schools by staring at numbers in a spreadsheet than by spending a lot of time in them. I now know how wrong I was." ednxt.co/2QM2EJf @jaypgreene
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The 200 education scholars who had the biggest influence on the nation’s education discourse ednxt.co/1Zmtxjc
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.@Doug_Lemov and @rickhess99 discuss what It means to ‘teach like a champion’ in 2022. ednxt.co/3tR9h2W #EdChat
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In Miami, Carvalho and his district saw the “tsunami of choice” coming. They realized it was too powerful to avoid—and too brimming with opportunity not to embrace. ednxt.co/2Biy6Z6 @MiamiSup
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When schools get the design right, students show up to school motivated and eager to learn. ednxt.co/1Rj0blG #BlendedLearning #edtech
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The oft-“invisible” practical and paper burdens of reform should be taken much more seriously. ednxt.co/2y5qDtB @rickhess99 #EdChat
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“Why aren’t kids being taught to read?” @ehanford asks. “Too many teachers, school administrators, and college professors don’t know the science,” she concludes. ednxt.co/2AeTtL2 @rpondiscio
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"Not being able to see our students each day makes it harder to maintain the relationships we have built, much less engage them in meaningful learning. This is even more of a concern—and a reality—for our most vulnerable students." ednxt.co/2KA7Eik @SuptEnfield
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"Take away their cellphones," says @Doug_Lemov, "so we can rewire schools for belonging and achievement." ednxt.co/3ORfyCO. #EdChat #EdTech
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"Schools should actively promote their visions for character formation so families can work with educators to set and implement priorities." ednxt.co/30WWFaN
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Students need encouragement to participate and think in order to promote classroom learning. ednxt.co/1W4anlb
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.@KiraboJackson and colleagues: "This is the first broad effort to validate measures of school impacts on social-emotional development that are based on self-report surveys, and our evidence shows that these estimates are arguably causal." ednxt.co/3oyLGPp
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Chronic absenteeism is significantly more common among economically disadvantaged students. ednxt.co/2vaxVgV #EvidenceSpeaks
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Technology should allow us to have more students spending more time engaging more intensely with great teachers. ednxt.co/2d9qfif
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The widow of Steve Jobs will use part of her $17B fortune to help rethink the US high school ednxt.co/1QlafGN
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Students' social-emotional skills are correlated with English Language Arts test scores. ednxt.co/1VTagYv
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.@MichaelPetrilli asks, "How many of the nation’s 14,000 superintendents are engaged in cage-busting leadership?" ednxt.co/2aGRovq
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Biden would forgive all undergraduate “tuition-related” student debt for borrowers who earn less than $125,000 a year and attended public community colleges or four-year institutions. ednxt.co/2XabiGs
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