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Katie Pickrell
Katie Pickrell is an editorial intern at The American Prospect.
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Urban Institute Study Finds Millions of Americans Live in Higher Education Deserts
Millions of American adults cannot access any type of higher education based on their location, according to a new study from the Urban Institute. Released last month, the report found that 3.1 million Americans, at least 1.3 percent of the adult population, live in a complete education desert: They have no public university available within […]
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“Protect Kids, Not Guns”: Maryland Teenagers Skip School to Demand Action
High school students protested on Capitol Hill and at the White House in solidarity with the victims of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting.
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Campaign to Impeach Trump to Hold Thousands of Parties Across the U.S.
Need to Impeach, a group committed to paving the way to impeach Donald Trump, founded by billionaire activist and ex-hedge fund manager Tom Steyer, has organized thousands of people to sign up to host impeachment-themed parties over President’s Day weekend. The parties, which are planned for Saturday, February 17, will take place in every state, […]
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Teachers Struggle to Teach Students About Slavery
Educators struggle to teach their students about the nuances of slavery, its crucial role in shaping U.S. history, and its lasting impact on African Americans, according to a new study conducted by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The organization surveyed 1,000 high school seniors across the U.S. Only 8 percent of students could identify slavery […]
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Study: International Students Avoiding U.S. Graduate Schools
International students vote with their feet. For the first time in more than a decade, university admissions officials reported a decrease in the number of applications to graduate school programs from international students, according to a recent Council of Graduate Schools study. Researchers found that international graduate applications declined by 3 percent and first-time enrollments […]
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More College Students Risk Hunger
Tuition costs are sky-high. According to the College Board, the average yearly cost of attending a two-year community college in 2016 was $11,580. For a public four-year university, the cost was $20,090 per year and the private university sticker price was $45,370. These costs are alarming enough, but what’s even more shocking is that increasing […]
