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COVID-19 Has Widened the Skills Gap. But It Also Presents an Opportunity to Close It.

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employees working from home and interacting with colleagues and customers remotely at the peak of the pandemic, many companies began to invest in digital transformation initiatives to address gaps in cloud adoption and cybersecurity. In 2008, it was global experience. Many employers are wrestling with their own Catch-22.

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The Next Edtech IPO Might Be This London-Based Language Learning Company

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Niesner claims the company is on track to hit $40 million in revenue in 2020. The company is still shy of the $100 million revenue threshold commonly associated with IPO-ready companies. How They Work Busuu has grown considerably since its 2008 founding. Busuu CEO Bernhard Niesner on his company's origins.

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COVID-19’s Long-Term Impacts on Education in 2020 and Beyond

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Lynch also observed that because current college students who are training to be teachers won’t be able to fulfill their in-person practicum requirements as student-teachers in schools, there will be an increased shortage of K-12 teachers next year. Others may follow suit. Lynch, of USC doesn’t expect that to be any different this time.

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7 MINDSETS ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF 7M CARES

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Founded in 2008, the MWF accomplishes this through directly empowering young people and equipping youth organizations with mindsets-based training and resources to help them transform the lives of the youth they serve.

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OPINION: Studying humanities can prepare the next generation of social justice leaders

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During the decade following the Great Recession of 2008, the number of humanities bachelor’s degree recipients fell by a whopping 14 percent — from a peak of about 236,000. That must change now that the field has been given a tremendous opportunity: training our next generation of social justice leaders.

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EverFi Rocks the Edtech Industry With $190 Million Fundraise

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EverFi is a rare breed of education technology company that can boast a wide reach. It not only covers the K-12, higher education and corporate training markets, but its staff also work in some of the most remote corners of the country. Making this model work, Wincup says, is one of the company’s “trade secrets.to

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The new labor market: No bachelor’s required?

The Hechinger Report

There are a lot of companies limiting out a lot of talent. When the economy tanked in 2008 and millions of laid-off workers began competing for scarce jobs, employers got pickier about who they hired and increasingly added four-year degree requirements to some “middle-skills” jobs that had frequently been filled by workers without degrees.

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