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As New England Liberal Arts Colleges Struggle Financially, One Pins Hopes on Health Care Majors

Edsurge

The institution has tried all kinds of innovative efforts to support its growth and development, like a competency-based education program and a fund to invest in edtech startups. “I I don’t know where that school would be if they hadn’t done that,” Brittingham says. Nursing is a real asset” to a college, Brittingham says.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

I have set a Calendar reminder for 2028. Although Rocketship founder John Danner hoped that the charter school chain would serve one million students by 2020, his goal has since been significantly revised. In 2017, he doubled down on his prediction — half of colleges and universities would close in a decade.

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