Today's Clips (5/8/20)
DAVIDSON IN THE NEWS

After a whirlwind semester of virtual classes, college students are now facing a new challenge: Companies around the country are canceling their ...

As speculation builds over how many students will show on college campuses in the fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession—some projections now suggest colleges could lose up to 20% of students—questions are mounting about how students will use the time away from school.

CORONAVIRUS

Abrupt closings have stalled the learning of millions of students. U.S. education needs a rescue, an economist says, and it won’t be cheap.

The formative moment for a new generation.

Academic institutions have driven the revival of many U.S. cities, but the pandemic is threatening the sources of their success.

Two million students may take America’s biggest test alone, with no proctors.

Juili Kale's dreams to receive her master's degree diploma in a ceremony cheered on by her family were dashed by the coronavirus - until robots came to the rescue.

Commencement marks the beginning of a new chapter. And no one really knows what’s to come.

The coronavirus has revealed to many the geography of class in America, showing that where we live and work shapes whether we live or die. Might it offer a similar lesson about where we learn?

Some high school students even mourn the loss of academic rigor in the last few weeks of high school, including Karl Kilb IV, 17, who attends a performing arts high school in New York.

In a federal lawsuit, students accuse Florida Career College of breaking promises about career training and job placement. The for-profit school has been allotted $17 million in federal pandemic aid.

IN OTHER NEWS

He’s a freshman at the University of North Carolina. He’s also one of the Chinese translators for “The Last Dance” documentary.

There are ways to investigate and resolve complaints that are better at establishing fact and that prevent the re-traumatization likely with cross-examination.

TRADES

Amid debate over government financial responsibility scores, a company estimates the coronavirus pandemic drove a 47 percent increase in private colleges at risk of closure.

Five admissions leaders on the pandemic’s impact — and what can be done about it.

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