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Financial Need Scholarship Essay Examples (2026)
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January 19, 2026
West Contra Costa Unified faces deep cuts to staff and programs to remain solvent
Striking teachers on the picket line in El Cerrito, California on Dec. 5, 2025. Louis Freedberg Now for the really […]
January 18, 2026
Infants and toddlers are a growing group among homeless children
by Jackie Mader, The Hechinger Report January 17, 2026 BOSTON, Mass. — For months, Karian had tried to make it […]
January 17, 2026
Supporting students and free speech on campus requires reform
The recent polling on students’ views on free speech, published by HEPI, presents what looks like a confusing and muddled […]
January 17, 2026
How dual enrollment programs can enhance racial equity
Students attend a dual enrollment Sociology 101 class in Los Angeles. Credit: Kate Sequeira / EdSource Across California, dual enrollment […]
January 17, 2026
Misrepresenting Prison Education Risks Harming Students
To the editor: We write from a Big Ten prison education program, where we’ve worked for a decade to increase […]
January 17, 2026
Exit Tickets in Higher Ed: Easy Ideas for Educators
Some say that first impressions are most important. But every professor who finds their students aimlessly filing out of class […]
January 16, 2026
How a Single Mother Found an Affordable Top College for Her Daughter
This story was first published in our Paying for College 101 Facebook community. It’s been edited for clarity and flow. I’m […]
January 16, 2026
Deep reading can boost your critical thinking and help you resist misinformation – here’s how to build the skill
The average American checks their phone over 140 times a day, clocking an average of 4.5 hours of daily use, […]
January 16, 2026