Why Have College Completion Rates Increased

Why Have College Completion Rates Increased

What is driving an increase in college completion rates? It's not student characteristics or higher student enrollments, says Jeff Denning, an associate professor at Brigham Young University. Denning, an economist noticed the increasing trend started in the 1990s, and upon looking deeper discovered grade inflation is driving numbers up. In this episode, Denning explains this change and what it might mean for higher education.

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Tommy Chang, superintendent of Boston Public Schools, reflects on his leadership, vision, and why he chose education as a career.

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Pulitzer-prize winning writer Ron Suskind discusses being a father to his Autistic son, and how it inspired the book and film, "A Life Animated," and his autism activist work.

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Creator of Sit With Us App Pushes Back at Bullying

Creator of Sit With Us App Pushes Back at Bullying

Sixteen-year-old Natalie Hampton shares her experience with bullying and how it prompted her to create the app "Sit With Us."

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Teaching in Complex Times

Teaching in Complex Times

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Keeping the DREAM alive for undocumented students in college

Keeping the DREAM alive for undocumented students in college

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A Champion for Public Education

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Walking Around the World

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Pulitzer-Prize winning Journalist Paul Salopek discusses the Out of Eden Walk -- a 21,000-mile journey where he retraces the migratory pathways of our human ancestors.

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