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The Still-Evolving Future of University Credentials

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To start off, it’s worth thinking back to 2016. Even if this decline doesn’t quite match the dire predictions of mass college closures that were popular in 2016, the recent history and near-term outlook for traditional higher ed is more negative than I imagined. This trend, too, has seen a jump forward due to the pandemic.

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The Pandemic Will Leave More Students Unprepared For College. Developmental Education Must Help.

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For example, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board adopted the Developmental Education Plan in support of its overarching goal to have at least 60 percent of Texans ages 25 to 34 earn certificates or degrees by 2030. However, the opportunity for developmental education innovation is relevant in every state of this country.

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General Assembly to Be Acquired By Swiss HR Firm for $412.5 Million

Edsurge

The rise of automation also creates a critical need to re-skill workers, with as many as 375 million employees globally needing to transition to new roles by 2030. The company also underwent a round of layoffs in 2016. Still, the company says its business is growing, having booked approximately $100 million in revenue in 2017.

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Educating Students Equitably Through Collaborative Action

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After a study revealed only 19% of Spartanburg residents had a baccalaureate degree, making it more difficult to attract good jobs to the area, a campaign was launched to double the number of residents with post-secondary degrees by 2030. Education and community partnerships are needed to build all these types of capital.

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What Service-Learning and Global Goals Taught Us About Promoting the Greater Good

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In fall of 2016, when Chesterfield County Public Schools began reworking its strategic plans, the district challenged principals to “imagine tomorrow,” rethink what a school experience should be and determine what each school stood for. She was committed to authentic learning and connecting to the community and the environment.

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

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My bet is that by 2040, our children will look back on this period between 2015 and 2030 in education technology much the same way internet historians look to the period 1995 to 2010 as the birth of the commercial web. Although we were convinced that technology could transform education, simple internet access was patchy at best.

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Home visiting in high school: Trying an intervention for toddlers on teenagers

The Hechinger Report

West Virginia unveiled a campaign this year for 60 percent of adults ages 25 to 64 to have earned a degree or certificate by 2030. And in 2016 just 8 percent of McDowell County residents of working age held an associate degree or higher, compared to 31 percent statewide. That’s well below the statewide rate of 55 percent.

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