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Companies go to high schools for career training

eSchool News

Since the second semester of his senior year of high school, he has responded to field calls as an employee of the largest underground utility locating company in North America — the Indianapolis-based U.S. Infrastructure Company (USIC). You learn how to work with people,” he said.

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

Examples from The Hechinger Report’s collection of misleading research claims touted by ed tech companies. All three of these companies try to hook prospective users with claims on their websites about their products’ effectiveness. Some companies are trying to gain a foothold in a crowded market. Video: Sarah Butrymowicz.

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Facing a white-collar worker shortage, American companies seek a blue-collar solution

The Hechinger Report

That kind of recruiting was a relatively new solution for IBM and other companies that generally require bachelor’s degrees for entry-level white-collar workers. It feels like we’re the kids of the company,” said Haruza, now 27. Bridget Gainer, Aon’s chief commercial officer, said the company is stronger for it.

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Kids’ Media Use Is Up. Blame the Pandemic — And TikTok.

Edsurge

According to Common Sense, between 2015 and 2019, screen use among teenagers (ages 13 to 18) increased by 11 percent. Enter the pandemic, which led to canceled club meetings and sporting events, online learning and restricted socialization. TikTok wasn’t as big a platform in 2019, and it wasn’t even a thing in 2015.”

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LinkedIn Pauses Changes to Lynda.com After Libraries Raise Privacy Concerns

Edsurge

LinkedIn has temporarily delayed planned changes to Lynda.com, a popular education-video library the company bought in 2015 for $1.5 In a July statement to LinkedIn, the American Library Association said the proposed change would “would significantly impair library users’ privacy rights,” and called on the company to change the plan.

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?Less Digging, More Acting With Schoolzilla’s New Data Dashboard

Edsurge

Dealing with school data can be a beast. But Schoolzilla , an edtech company that aggregates and helps analyze student and district information, is trying to change that—and make large gigabytes of data a little bit easier to digest in the process. She specifically attributes Mosaic’s genesis to the company's work with St.

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Companies Are Bought, Not Sold: M&A Advice From 3 Edtech CEOs Who Survived the Process

Edsurge

The industry has since consolidated, due in part to an uptick in mergers and acquisitions by education companies and private equity firms. Data from investment bank, Berkery Noyes suggest these deals have grown at a steady clip since 2013. Source: Berkery Notes data from 2015 , 2017 and 2018. Too Early to Think Exit?

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