Dual enrollment courses facing financial threat in Louisiana [Video]

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Post date November 8, 2024

In Louisiana, 41,000 students could no longer be enrolled in their current dual enrollment program. This comes as the proposed state budget is facing a shortfall impacting higher education.Jewel M. Sumner High School junior Meredith Childers is one of 27 Tangipahoa Parish students participating in an education dual enrollment program with Southeastern University. The program allows juniors and seniors to earn college credit, putting them on a faster path to becoming teachers.Childers says she enrolled in the class understanding the dire need for teachers. “It’s important to know that one day I will be able to be that person for somebody, and I can teach to those people and let them know that we do need more educators in our lives,” she said.During the first year of the partnership, six students in the program went on to major in education. It’s a grow-your-own approach to tackling the teacher shortage taught …

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East Tennessee home lender accused of predatory lending [Video]

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Post date November 8, 2024

The lawsuit claims Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance manipulated lending standards when borrowers didn't make sufficient income. The company has denied any wrongdoing.

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New Year's Resolution Bootstrap a Startup with a Paycheck and 1Mby1M [Video]

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