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CRPE’s blog – a space where we look around the corner, comment on relevant issues, and propose new ideas for the future of education.

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Sarah Carr

Expensive dreams Eraste Talla Ngoualadjo always planned on attending a four-year university in the United States. But when his family emigrated from Cameroon to Boston in 2022, they were astounded by the high cost of even the country’s public universities. “I didn’t know about the reality of affording college here,” Ngoualadjo says.

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“I have expensive dreams.” Preparing students for college and career in the face of widening equity gaps

Sarah Carr

Expensive dreams Eraste Talla Ngoualadjo always planned on attending a four-year university in the United States. But when his family emigrated from Cameroon to Boston in 2022, they were astounded by the high cost of even the country’s public universities.

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A “good life” after high school: How schools can help students prepare

Lisa Chu, Heather Casimere

Today’s students are struggling after they leave the K-12 system: fewer students are enrolling in college, and more of those who enroll are floundering and at risk of dropping out.

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Interconnected problems, interconnected strategies: Using “strategy braiding” to address teacher workforce challenges

Lisa Chu, Lydia Rainey, Steven Weiner

This blog is part of a three-part series on school systems that have been implementing workforce innovations or strategic staffing solutions for several years.

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What lies ahead for teachers unions’ common good agendas

Paul Hill

Union militancy is rising in education beyond traditional teacher pay issues to address a broader “common good” agenda, but it seems that this progressive movement is struggling to keep its coalition united.

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