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Building a Successful Certification Program at Your Institution

eSchool News

According to Pearson VUE’s 2021 Value of Certification study, 69% of IT managers believe certification significantly increases an employee’s productivity,” said Ray Murray, of Vice President and General Manager, Certiport. Increased post-secondary enrollment: 84% vs 82% Reduced dropout rates: 0.2% Value of certification. vs 2.78 (4.0

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PROOF POINTS: Most manufacturing certificate holders don’t get jobs in manufacturing

The Hechinger Report

Some are run by industry, others by non-accredited schools. Their findings on industry certifications were presented at a November 2021 symposium in San Diego of the Institute for Citizens and Scholars (formerly known as the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation). They’re like the Wild West of education.

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What happened when a South Carolina city embraced career education for all its students

The Hechinger Report

One week per month, engineers from local industries visit the classrooms and talk to students about their careers. . The effort in Greenville is part of a growing national trend in which school districts partner with local industries to develop curriculum and expose students to specialized careers at a young age.

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Implementing Innovation Strategies to Make School Districts More Equitable

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The disruptions and changes during the past year have made a return to the industrial education model of the 19th and 20th centuries problematic for school districts committed to preparing diverse students for 21st century careers. By Robert Low. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Community college students get double the support through unusual dual-teacher program

The Hechinger Report

Math has revolutionized every industry.” From 2020 to 2021, the number of working RNs in the United States decreased by more than 100,000 — the highest drop in four decades. between now and 2031, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in 2021. Math has revolutionized every industry.” This is bigger than I-BEST.

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PROOF POINTS: Lessons from college dropouts who came back

The Hechinger Report

Like many dropouts, Floyd always intended to finish his college education. The number of college dropouts swelled during the tight labor market; an additional 2 million people joined their ranks from only a year and a half earlier in 2018. As with many dropouts, Floyd had unpaid student debt to resolve.

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EdTech Promised to Change How Students Learn, But the Real Revolution Lies Within Us

Edsurge

While this approach found some success in reducing the dropout rate of students who participated, there were no measurable improvements in achievement. Coincidentally, the “edtech” industry experienced an unprecedented renaissance in 2020 that was only outpaced by an even bigger boom in 2021.

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