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College Degrees Could Cost Less for Students with Life and Work Experience

Council for Adult and Experiential Learning | Posted 04.29.2013 | Impact
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Council for Adult and Experiential Learning

As Benjamin Franklin so famously noted - and to which many will certainly agree -- time is money. On the flipside, many will readily declare that money is time. But what happens when you're a student going after a degree, and you can't afford much in the way of time and/or money?

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Can Prior Learning Assessment Help Solve the Talent Mismatch?

Council for Adult and Experiential Learning | Posted 03.31.2013 | Impact
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Council for Adult and Experiential Learning

How can employers fill the jobs they need and how can individuals make sure they have the skills and education necessary to fill those jobs? 2012-11-13-jrlogo300x60.gif

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A Smart Way to Close Achievement Gaps, Succeed in College

Byron McCauley | Posted 08.28.2012 | Home
Read More: College Credit, University of Cincinnati, High School, Early College High School, Canton Ohio, Ohio, Home News
Byron McCauley

Early college high schools are an elixir to what ails much of higher education: student loan debt, retention, remediation and closing the achievement gap between students of color and their counterparts.

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School Gives Students Cash For Good Grades?

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 01.08.2012 | Home
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Gone are the days of the gold star, or the smiley-face on the graded test ... now two schools are stepping up their good-grades game by offering a mor...

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Road Trip: Searching for Levels of BBQ Greatness

Mary Ann West | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
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Mary Ann West

With the 4-1-4 college calendar, most students envision an interim semester in Europe or other exotic locations. But in a free-falling economy, four arts students chose to chase the perfect BBQ.

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