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GED and other high school equivalency degrees drop by more than 40% nationwide since 2012

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Map created by Jill Barshay/Hechinger Report. “It’s a stepping stone to some sort of post-secondary credential, which determines your economic mobility in life,” said Hilliard, adding that high school degree is a prerequisite to pursue many professional certifications, from emergency medical technician to truck driver.

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Deal with online giant threatens Pennsylvania colleges, Moody’s warns

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Southern New Hampshire University used to be unknown outside New England but it’s quickly grown since the 2008 recession to become a national online degree giant with more than 130,000 students. The post Deal with online giant threatens Pennsylvania colleges, Moody’s warns appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Robot Teachers, Racist Algorithms, and Disaster Pedagogy

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Technology companies offer their products as the solution, and technology advocates promote the narrative of techno-solutionism. If schools are struggling right now, education technology companies — and technology companies in general — are not. Tech companies are dominating the stock market. Let me fix that sentence.

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DEBT WITHOUT DEGREE: Gaps in financial aid, funding contribute to growing number of Georgians with college loans and no college degree

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This has happened as Georgia officials – like those in many other states – are pushing to increase the number of young residents who have some kind of post-secondary education. Since 2008, average tuition increased from $4,700 to $8,400. The Gates Foundation is among The Hechinger Report ’s many funders.).

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Inside Maine’s disastrous roll out of proficiency-based learning

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Kelly Field, for The Hechinger Report. To answer that question, The Hechinger Report combed through grant databases, legislative records and lobbying disclosures, looking for the forces and funding behind LD 1422. Kelly Field, for The Hechinger Report. The Gates Foundation is among the many funders of The Hechinger Report.).

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5 Okay, okay.

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Chinese “parachute kids” tackle U.S. schools on their own

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Visa holders can only attend public secondary schools for one year and must pay tuition to public school districts, fees that normally range from $3,000 to $10,000 a year , according to the U.S. It led me to ‘OK, where are these companies coming from? schools on their own appeared first on The Hechinger Report. Skilling said.

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