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Automation is remaking Mississippi jobs: Are workers ready?

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Mississippi Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes with trends and top stories about education in Mississippi. Related: Ten jobs that are safe from robots. A recent survey of auto shops he conducted confirmed the trend. Subscribe today!

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When the waters rise, how will we keep schools open?

The Hechinger Report

The number of people receiving food stamp benefits grew in Terrebonne Parish from less than 15,000 in 2007 to 23,000 in 2017. The former Little Caillou Elementary in Chauvin, Louisiana closed in 2007 due to population declines. When middle-income people leave, they often take a loss on their house — that’s a choice they can make.”

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The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Issue a Press Release

Hack Education

As I have done for the past six years, I will spend the rest of November and December publishing my review of what I deem the “Top Ed-Tech Trends” of the year. I pick ten trends and themes in order to closely at the recent past, the near-term history of education technology. (Of Virtual worlds in 2007, for example.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” And accordingly, platforms are the underlying trend that ties together popular narratives about technology and the economy in general.

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LearningRevolution.com's ChatGPT Bootcamp for Teaching and Learning: Harnessing the Power of ChatGPT in Education

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The library robot concierge has finally arrived--and we've only just begun to understand the capabilities and benefits. ChatGPT as a research assistant: Explore how you can utilize ChatGPT to locate resources, generate research reviews, and stay updated on emerging educational trends. online community.

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Another tool to improve student mental health? Kids talking to kids

The Hechinger Report

Emotional and mental health, school climate and school culture were priority issues for all three groups, according to a recent study by Child Trends , a research organization focused on issues affecting children. The rate of teen suicide has also risen since 2007. In 2017, 17.2

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via Campus Technology : “This academic year, the average cost of college students’ required course materials dropped to $579, down from $602 last year and $701 in 2007–2008, according to a new report from the National Association of College Stores.”