The Hechinger Report - Clearing a higher ed logjam

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Here’s a little quiz, based on a must-read Hechinger Report story this week: What is one of the ‘biggest, costliest and most time-consuming logjams in higher education?’ Honors are coming your way if you chose ‘transferring academic credits.’

At a time when the pandemic is upending education and prompting a flurry of students to transfer from one institution to another, our story describes how some colleges are eliminating barriers to transferring credits that have disproportionately hurt Black and Latino students. We also bring you other examples of how institutions and people are adapting to the pandemic, such as the professor who spent more than $25,000 on audio and video gear to create a state-of-the-art Zoom classroom for the pandemic era – in his children’s playroom. As always, we love to hear your stories too.

Liz Willen, Editor

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Main Idea

Strapped for students, colleges finally begin to clear transfer logjam

Recruiting transfer students also is a strategy for some to increase their diversity.

Reading List

Who ya gonna call? Remote learning helpline for teachers…and parents

Rhode Island’s statewide helpline of experts could be a model to follow for remote learning.

PROOF POINTS: The $25,000 Zoom rig designed to ‘shock and awe’ students

From buying a $3,000 camera lens to screwing tracks into his ceiling for hospital curtains, University of Tennessee’s Sean Willems seems to have spared no expense or effort.

OPINION: Time to rebuild the economy, not just stimulate it

The education-to-work pipeline is broken, and government can help fix it.

Solutions

"How can students learn online if they don't know the language? This city tackled the issue," Seattle Times

This week’s solutions section came from SolutionsU powered by Solutions Journalism Network and their database of solutions journalism. Search for more solutions.

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The Hechinger Report - Clearing a higher ed logjam

Strapped for students, colleges finally begin to clear transfer logjam

Who ya gonna call? Remote learning helpline for teachers…and parents

PROOF POINTS: The $25,000 Zoom rig designed to ‘shock and awe’ students

OPINION: Time to rebuild the economy, not just stimulate it

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Proof Points: Linking social studies to better reading

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