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Host families wanted for Centre County exchange student program
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) – For the first time ever, the American Councils for International Education is looking to bring their exchange student program to Centre County. This means high school students from over 20 countries around the world are hoping that you’ll open up your hearts and homes, and be their host family this coming school year. But with August fast approaching, the organization says it’s urgent that they find local families who are willing to commit. “We hope to spend much of July meeting with families and answering their questions. Then, we hope to secure a placement by the end of the month. This would give us enough…
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Exchange student program seeks family placements
BIG RAPIDS – If you’ve ever hosted an exchange student, or been one yourself, you know that programs that encourage exchange student participation can change lives. Currently, the STS Foundation, one of the largest student exchange programs is seeking families to place students with for the upcoming school year. The STS Foundation is a Department of State designated sponsor responsible for all aspects of the high school exchange program. The organization offers American families the opportunity to become citizen diplomats by welcoming an international high school student into their home. The organization’s mission is to facilitate educational opportunities where all participants can break down cultural barriers, and gain respect and…
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After a lifetime of homeschooling, this Philly student is still waiting to learn with peers
Carpentry teacher Jared Lauterbach stopped short when he spied the student seated at the sidewalk art table, sketching a design for a school logo. “Is that Yahya?” Yahya Long, 15, looked up. He slowly unfolded his lanky frame to his 5-foot-11 height. “You’re tall!” said the 6-foot-3 Lauterbach, as Yahya met him almost eye-to-eye. “I wouldn’t have thought that.” Yahya seemed to smile behind his mask. His eyes crinkled, and the two fell into conversation. It’s hard to take the full measure of a student when your only prior contact has been as a face in a box on a computer screen — or sometimes, just a voice. Yahya, a…
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Online School Program in Colorado ‘Synonymous With Student Success’
Destinations Career Academy of Colorado (CODCA) Boasts Higher Graduation and Teacher Retention Rates Than State and National Averages WESTMINSTER, Colo., June 30, 2021–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Destinations Career Academy of Colorado (CODCA)—an online public school program serving sixth through twelfth-grade students across the state—has stronger teacher retention rates, higher graduation rates, and lower drop-out rates than state and national averages, according to a new report. An online program of the Julesburg School District, CODCA has seen four-year graduation rates increase nearly 10 percentage points each year over the last five years. In addition, CODCA achieved an 85.9% graduation rate during the 2019-2020 academic year, which surpassed the state of Colorado’s average graduation rate…
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Vietnamese exchange student dies weeks after being injured in Saginaw County crash
SAGINAW, MI — Nearly a month after she was involved in a two-car crash in Saginaw County, a Vietnamese exchange student has succumbed to her injuries. On May 22, sheriff’s deputies responded to the crash site at the intersection of North Center and Pierce roads in Kochville Township. They arrived to find a Honda passenger car and a Pontiac Grand Am had collided. The Honda contained four Saginaw Valley State University exchange students from Vietnam. A backseat passenger, 22-year-old Phuong Thi Nam Trinh, suffered life-threatening injuries that required hospitalization. Trinh died at Covenant HealthCare hospital in Saginaw on June 13, deputies confirmed. “It was horrible,” said Sheriff William L. Federspiel.…
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Warren delaying confirmation of Biden education nominee over student loan policies
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is delaying the confirmation of President Biden’s pick to lead higher-education policy at the Education Department as she pushes for reforms of the federal student loans program, according to a source familiar with the matter. The state of play: The negotiations have hampered the swift confirmation of James Kvaal as undersecretary of education, whose nomination to the position was advanced with bipartisan support by the Senate’s education panel in April. Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free. Warren is in talks with the Biden administration to make changes to the management of the program, with “tougher oversight of loan servicing…
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren blocks confirmation of Biden education nominee, presses for fed student loan overhauls
Sen. Elizabeth Warren reportedly wants the Biden administration to agree to substantial overhauls of the $1.6 trillion federal student loan program before she joins other Democrats in approving President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead higher education policy, James Kvall. Warren, who’s led calls on the president to cancel up to $50,000 in borrowers’ federal student loan debt, is ramping up pressure for reforms including broader oversight of the companies who service loans, according to The Washington Post and Politico. On Monday, Warren — and her Massachusetts colleague Sen. Ed Markey and Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota — sent letters to the CEOs of all federal student loan servicers, pressing them…
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