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Facing a white-collar worker shortage, American companies seek a blue-collar solution

The Hechinger Report

The dean’s list student ended up a college dropout, a gay 20-something cut off from his parents after coming out, and working at a UPS Store in a job he described as “retail drudgery” while running up credit card debt and stringing out his college loans. It feels like we’re the kids of the company,” said Haruza, now 27.

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Most Popular EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2019

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High School Dropout. The title of Anthony Johnson’s book explains why he’s an unlikely educator: it’s called “High School Dropout to Teacher of the Year.” Here's the count-down of the most-listened-to episodes of the year. Meet Anthony Johnson: Teacher of the Year. Rebel ‘Mayor.’

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Ripple Effects, Leader in Social Emotional Learning, Announces New Chief Executive Officer John Ray-Keil

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Prior to joining Ripple Effects in 2019, Ray-Keil served as CFO of BlueFoot Partners, an investment firm. He has more than 20 years of experience growing small companies and optimizing portfolio management. As chair of the board of directors, Ray will now focus her energy on big picture strategies for the company.

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OPINION: Why we must invest in new, innovative workforce training to fill a skills gap

The Hechinger Report

Build company-specific programs that focus on recruiting and/or customized training. Encourage more companies to support local colleges and students through mentorship programs, internships and summer job opportunities. For example, at energy companies, data scientists help reduce costs, maximize investments and improve public safety.

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Overdue tuition and fees — as little as $41 — derail hundreds of thousands of California community college students

The Hechinger Report

Wilson, 47, started taking courses in 2019, a few months before the pandemic hit and just before he lost his job as an elementary school music teacher. Schools can refer students to state tax collectors to have their tax refund garnished or send them to debt collection companies, which often charge high fees.

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AllHere Gets a ‘Nudge’ to Scale Low-Cost, Research-Backed Way to Improve Student Outcomes

Edsurge

What he found was that the right messages, delivered at the right time, can boost attendance and reduce course failure, as results published in The Journal of Human Resources in 2019 showed. I want to see this built, but I don’t want to run a company,” Bergman tells EdSurge. The company recently raised $3.5

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More students are dropping out of college during Covid — and it could get worse

The Hechinger Report

million students who started college in fall 2019, 26.1 The dropout spike was even more startling for community college students like Izzy, an increase of about 3.5 The rising dropout rate on college campuses has consequences for individual students, their families and the economy. percentage points. Out of the country’s 2.6

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