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TRANSFR Raises $12M to Deliver Hands-on Workforce Training Through VR

Edsurge

which uses virtual reality to deliver workplace training and skills development. What we essentially do is create training simulations in virtual reality that enables someone to kind of do a pre-apprenticeship program, in VR. Among them is TRANSFR Inc., the publicly traded online education provider.

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New Bill Could Bring CS Programs to 500K JROTC Students—and Diversify the Future Workforce

Edsurge

3266, also known as the JROTC Cyber Training Act. It’s bipartisan legislation that directs the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to enhance the preparation of students in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) for careers in computer science and cybersecurity. By 2026, the U.S. Lizzie Fletcher (D-Tx.),

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Bill to Regulate Income-Share Agreements Moves Through the California Legislature, Again

Edsurge

The two-year pilot program would begin in the 2021-22 academic year, and the university systems would be required to report back about the pilot to the California Legislature in 2023 and 2026. 268 in 2017, with the aim of providing legal structure for income-share agreements.

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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

The Hechinger Report

He estimated that nearly one in three new jobs created through 2026 will require education beyond high school. Many are taking steps to diversify their faculty and staff and training them in “cultural competency.”. Paul was one of three state colleges to receive a state “equity in education” grant in 2017.

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How to build an engineer: Start young

The Hechinger Report

Teacher professional development options run the gamut from a one-day class for teachers new to the curriculum to a three-day session for teachers learning to train other teachers. Costs for whole-school training sessions range from $2,500 to $10,000 depending on location. Independent workshops at the museum can cost as little as $450.

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How to Introduce Engineering Principles Early to Help Inspire Interest in STEM

MindShift

Teacher professional development options run the gamut from a one-day class for teachers new to the curriculum to a three-day session for teachers learning to train other teachers. Costs for whole-school training sessions range from $2,500 to $10,000 depending on location. Independent workshops at the museum can cost as little as $450.

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Out of poverty, into the middle class

The Hechinger Report

Even when hiring workers without a bachelor’s degree, employers still look for more than a high school diploma, increasingly favoring those who have an associate degree or some college training. By the end of 2017, Americans owed $1.38 By the end of 2017, Americans owed $1.38 trillion in student loans.

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