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Tech Apprenticeships Shift the Costs of Higher Ed From Students to Employers

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But with corporations unable to hire and hold on to enough workers to fill jobs in IT, cyber security and software development, a shift may be underway. Prime Minister—reported in January raising $44 million to bring apprenticeships in data, software engineering, digital marketing and project management to the U.S.

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Edtech Bootstrapping 101: A Survival Story

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As a former video game designer for Sony Playstation, I’m pretty sure this is going to be easy. This time, we validate ideas with our end users before developing the software. February 2015 We bootstrap software development and curriculum production by selling camps and weekend coding sessions at our brick-and-mortar academy.

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Where to Find Money for Your School’s Edtech Purchases

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Educators can apply between January 15 and April 15, 2017. For any teacher: The Foundation for Blended and Online Learning has a grant program that will open up in April of 2017. Applications are due May 5, 2017. Here are the details from last year.

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'Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs'

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And well beyond the industry’s backing of Code.org , venture capital has continued to flow into “learn-to-code” businesses in 2017, alongside a number of corporate grants (and corporate PR efforts that have sought to encourage the adoption of coding curriculum. Sony’s in the business. Bootcamp or Bust.