New high school transcript data show that 45 percent of Asian-Americans now take calculus
Jill Barshay
Jill Barshay is the founding editor and writer of Education By The Numbers, The Hechinger Report's blog about education data.
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Schools with More Black Students are Less Likely to Steer Students to Mental Health Services
Study confirms advocates’ complaints
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Why Many Students with A’s in Math Don’t Major In It
Two psychological factors may matter more than grades in motivating potential math scholars, survey analysis shows
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Data Mining Finds Lessons About Procrastination
Highest grades achieved by college students who start their homework at least three days in advance
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The Heaviest College Debt Burdens Fall on Three Types of Students
The typical undergraduate borrower isn’t suffering
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Underestimating the True Cost of College
Financial aid awards can be compromised by flawed student surveys of cost of living
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Many Community College Grads Continue to Out-Earn B.A. Holders a Decade After Graduation
The average salary in Texas for a mechanical engineering certificate is $116,000.
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Vocational Degrees That Pay Off
Some one-year certificates lead to double-digit wage gains, and some don’t.
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The Online Paradox at Community Colleges
Students more likely to fail online classes, but finish their degrees if they take them.
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No Longer Counting Who’s Poor in School
More than 6 million students — not all of them poor — are qualifying for free lunch
