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Without changes in education, the future of work will leave more people behind

The Hechinger Report

In this 2013 photo, Shannan Van Houten, a physician assistant, gives medical care to a patient at Golden Valley Health Center, CareNow, in Modesto, California. BLS economists predict that jobs for solar panel installers will total an estimated 23,200 by 2026 , while wind turbine specialists will number 11,300. .

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Chinese New Year- What Animal Am I?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025), you are likely to have these traits: thoughtfulness and a profound sense of decision making, you mean what you say, a smart communicator, "you always have the facts to defend your what you think—and rarely back down." If you were born in the Dragon year (e.g.,1928,

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More students are leaving college without a degree

The Hechinger Report

In December 2013, there were 29 million people with some college education but no degree. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that between 2016 and 2026, employment will grow by 10 percent for jobs that require a bachelor’s degree – faster than the growth projected for all occupations.

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How to program greater diversity among Mississippi’s computer science grads

The Hechinger Report

The field of computer and information technology is expected to grow by 13 percent from 2016 to 2026, among the fastest of any occupation, according to the U.S. In 2013, no female students or black students in Mississippi took the Advance Placement exam in Computer Science Principals. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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For Families Needing the Most Help, Child Care Costs Are About to Drop

Edsurge

About 40 percent of kids at Little Smiles Daycare, which Farias opened in 2013 and where she is the director, are on subsidies. All will need to be in compliance by 2026. Several times, those challenges led her to question whether to take on more low-income children, she said. The new rule is effective April 30.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” His attorney says he will fight for the right to be paid the full value of his contract, which runs through 2026 – that’s over $40 million in salary and bonuses. Via The New York Times : “ Rick Pitino Is Out at Louisville Amid F.B.I. Investigation.”

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

Hack Education

And from 2013, by Harvard Business School professor, author of the book The Innovator’s Dilemma , and popularizer of the phrase “disruptive innovation,” Clayton Christensen: “In fifteen years from now, half of US universities may be in bankruptcy. 2013 – the apps on the phones too big for their pockets.

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