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[25] [26] [27] A 2011 study by the National Bureau of Economic Research reported that students who attended for-profit education institutions were more likely to be unemployed, earn less, have higher debt levels, and were more likely to default on their student loans than similar students at non-profit educational institutions. [28]
The adoption of the concept of a global society, by educators, has led to a growth in the non-governmental (NGO) and non-profit sector. [31] The idea of a global citizen arose with the following characteristics: Global Citizens know about and have contact with NGOs; Global citizens' education orients them towards participation in NGOs
Access to higher education has characterized by some as a rite of passage and the key to the American Dream. Higher education presents a wide range of issues for government officials, educational staff, and students. Financial difficulties in continuing and expanding access as well as affirmative action programs have been the subject of growing ...
For-profit education (also known as the education services industry or proprietary education) refers to educational institutions operated by private, profit-seeking businesses. For-profit education is common in many parts of the world, making up more than 70% of the higher education sector in Malaysia , Japan , South Korea , Indonesia and the ...
The program began as an in-school day care at Lily B Clayton elementary school almost 50 years ago. Nonprofit’s focus on social skills leads to academic improvement at these Fort Worth schools ...
A free school is a non-profit group (or independent school) which specializes in the care and education of children who refuse to attend standard schools. The first democratic school was founded in 1985 as a shelter for children avoiding the school environment, and a number of other such schools have been established. In 1987 the first of seven ...
“So much of my life as a young person, I felt disempowered,” said the organization’s executive director. “And so much of my work now is helping people remember their power.”