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The Weekly Dispatch
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A weekly newsletter about the role of higher ed in society. Each week, we highlight how college is (or is not) working for citizens and communities.
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In Florida, public universities are leaving some behind
At the state's top flight colleges, the rankings have climbed but the share of low-income students enrolling has fallen.
Local stories of student debt
What our reporters across the country heard about Biden's announcement: a mix of relief, disappointment, and lingering stress.
We’re expanding to Chicago
Our newest local partner newsroom: WBEZ. Plus, we're hiring a managing editor.
Should college be the bar for clemency?
Petitions for clemency must address two questions: Why do you need relief, and why do you deserve it? For Johnny Pippins, education is the answer to both.
A threat to a city’s ‘eds and meds’ renaissance?
Pittsburgh's health professions are threatened: Enrollment in key training programs is plummeting as is job satisfaction in many of those careers.
The pandemic promised change. Here, it didn’t come.
For all the attention paid to inequities in high-speed internet access, little has changed for many rural communities.
We’re expanding to Florida
A new partnership expands our local network to Tampa.
How does this tiny Colorado town send most students to college?
Less than half of rural Colorado's high school graduates go to college, a rate about five points below the state average. Fowler bucks that trend.
A devotion to merit aid in the South
Most states award the bulk of their aid to students based on financial need. Since the 1990s, many Southern states have instead focused on metrics like grades and test scores.
Getting in, dropping out, making it through
We’re spending this year talking with Californians about their experiences with college. What really gets in their way? What, or who, keeps them going?