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Infographic: Education Data for Progress

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May 8, 2012
by Editor
What could teachers do with a tool that integrates multiple education data sources into an easy-to-access, easy-to use-format? An infographic contrasts the nation's current, siloed approach to education data with the transformative potential of classroom access to integrated student-level data. Read more

Favorite Child: Dell Scholars, beacons of hope

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April 25, 2012
by Lori Fey
Dell Scholars defy the odds – 85 percent of Dell Scholars graduate from college with a degree within six years, compared with only 19 percent of kids from the same economic background, and with just 59.5 percent of the entire college-enrolled student population. Read more

Pricing the college dream

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April 18, 2012
by Oscar Sweeten-Lopez
I hope I never earn the title “Dream Crusher.” It’s not one I want, and it’s not one I think I deserve. But I believe that the concept of “living the dream” excludes student loan burdens that extend into retirement. So if the tradeoff is a Dell Scholar who makes it through to graduation, I'll learn to live with it. Read more