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Jon Marcus is higher-education editor at the Hechinger Report, a foundation-supported nonprofit based at Columbia University, and North America correspondent for the (London) Times Higher Education magazine. He lives in Boston.

Published Articles & Media

Kipper, KIPP’s chatbot, sends texts to recent KIPP graduates about topics ranging from registering for college orientation to filling out financial-aid forms, all to prevent summer melt.

Charter Schools Go to College

Networks follow graduates to campuses with support to promote success
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A Test for the Test Makers

College Board and ACT move to grow and diversify as the pandemic fuels test-optional admissions trend

Can For-Profit Colleges Rebound?

A second chance to innovate, amid tough market conditions

Competency-Based Education, Put to the Test

An inside look at learning and assessment at Western Governors University

A New Path to a College Degree

Match Beyond helps low-income students succeed

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