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Shorter term, bigger gain? More colleges try eight-week calendar
Top Takeaways In eight-week terms, two courses are a full course load, rather than four or five in semesters. Supporters […]
October 29, 2025
Looking to enroll and retain more students, California colleges try shorter courses
Top Takeaways California colleges experimenting with short courses report promising results for adults, returners and Black students. A group of […]
October 29, 2025
California rethinks how to identify 4-year-olds who need extra help learning English
Top Takeaways The state superintendent of public instruction has until March 31 to approve screening tools that will be required […]
October 28, 2025
ACE’s Ted Mitchell to Join ACUE-Led Fireside Chat
ACE President Ted Mitchell will join Andrew Hermalyn, Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) CEO, for a fireside chat […]
October 27, 2025
Northern California school district sues U.S. Department of Education over slashed mental health grants
Top Takeaways The McKinleyville Union School District sued after Trump administration officials revoked funds for school counselors, social workers and […]
October 24, 2025
You’re in and didn’t even apply? Why college direct admissions is growing nationally
Top Takeaways Minnesota and a growing number of other states are using direct admissions, in which colleges automatically admit students […]
October 23, 2025
Sanger Unified’s yearslong achievement tied to engaging instruction, focus on student growth
At Washington Academic Middle School in the Sanger Unified School District, students in Samantha Nixon’s eighth grade math class recently […]
October 22, 2025
How To Choose Your Transfer College
Posted October 21, 2025 | By Joan Dutchess Freidson This post is part of our Transfer Tips series for community […]
October 21, 2025
Requiem for a College: A Conversation with Author Jon Nichols
By Dean Hoke, October 21, 2025 Listen to the full podcast episode: https://smallcollegeamerica.transistor.fm/25 Watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5e7TmyDxBWo In […]
October 21, 2025