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‘Praying that my health holds out’: Many senior citizens expect to die with college loan debts

The Hechinger Report

The number of people age 60 and older who still have student loan debt has sextupled since 2004, and the amount they owe is up 19-fold, the think tank New America reports ; there are now 3.5 The number of people age 60 and older who still have student loan debt has sextupled since 2004 to 3.5 “It’s just something that binds my life.”

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New Data from Rave Mobile Safety Shows Schools’ Top Safety Concerns About Returning to the Classroom

eSchool News

Rave Mobile Safety (Rave), the critical communication and collaboration platform customers count on when it matters most, today announced a new survey report that reveals the top safety concerns that school administrators, teachers and staff have about returning to the classroom, as well as the steps they are taking to create a safe environment.

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What if we hired for skills, not degrees?

The Hechinger Report

On a laptop in the nearly empty office, he worked on code for a webpage he was developing for his employer, the learning materials company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. In half an hour, he needed to join a conference call about changes to the company’s website. He had been at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for four months.

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Preventing the Math Summer Slide

Digital Promise

An early stage education technology company, Cignition, is attempting to break that trend through a summer program that keeps students engaged in mathematics through their online virtual world Fog Stone Isle. Research Support for the Summer Math Slide. Reviews before and after vacation. American Education, 185-188. [2] 3] Duffet, A.,

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10 Ways to Publish Your Game Anywhere

The Game Agency

or 2004) and load into your Learning Management System (LMS). I deployed the Jump and Match games on behalf of a leading Fortune 100 processor company. This is a great way to make a company wide conference call more engaging. You can launch the game and publish it anywhere! EXPORT YOUR GAME TO YOUR LMS. ” Malissa Shaw.

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10 Ways to Publish Your Game Anywhere

The Game Agency

or 2004) and load into your Learning Management System (LMS). I deployed the Jump and Match games on behalf of a leading Fortune 100 processor company. This is a great way to make a company wide conference call more engaging. The Game Agency Named to 2019 Training Industry Top 20 Training Delivery Companies.

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How Silicon Valley schools are trying to boost lower-income students into high-tech jobs

The Hechinger Report

percent are African-American, according to 2015 data from the American Community Survey. Pathways, Exposure, Academic Connection, Knowledge (PEAK) takes students to local companies such as Google and Facebook, as well as to hospitals, law firms and other businesses. percent of the Valley’s tech professionals are Latino and 2.2