Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2023

But LeBlanc, who was enthusiastic about technology and had worked in edtech, made a bet that was unusual at the time: He decided to grow the university’s online offerings. That growth ended up exploding as the acceptance of online learning grew, then got an unexpected boost from the COVID-19 pandemic. It was under the hood.

Data 133

Data Dropout Industry Competency Based Learning 133

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Kameshwari Shankar watched for years as college and university courses were increasingly taught online instead of face to face, but without a definitive way of understanding which students benefited the most from them, or what if anything they learned. This story also appeared in The New York Times.

Education 76

Education Survey Dropout Learning 76

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

trillion, according to the Federal Reserve, compared with less than $250 billion in 2003. The Georgetown center estimates that college graduates earn, on average, $1 million more over the course of a lifetime than high school graduates. Outstanding student loan debt now tops $1.5 and an unmet demand for these workers.

Policies 109

Policies Report Trends Mobility 109