Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Private equity and venture funds have invested record sums into the global education sector—$30 billion in the past five years across K-12 and workplace learning. Here are five key trends to consider as education enters a new decade: 1. Here are five key trends to consider as education enters a new decade: 1.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2022

Now, she worries that the variety she values in her education could disappear for generations to come. “If It’s a concept many say is more urgent than ever, with racial gaps in higher education widening , threatening years of progress for underrepresented students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 6, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Artificial Intelligence in schools should present educators, parents, and policymakers with many concerns but there are also opportunities. Pat Yongpradit, in his role with Code.org is also working with the TeachAI initiative. I'm so excited. initiative.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

We spoke with UWGC’s Public Policy and Advocacy Associate, Nina Neto , who told us about their work and how they also sprang into action as it became clear that ACP renewal funding was in jeopardy. By 2025, we aim to increase digital access by 5 percent, with a particular focus on families with low incomes.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Perhaps (not) coincidentally, there is more spending forecast for education technology. GBH Education (part of the public broadcaster formerly known as WGBH) dug into teacher use of digital media in a new report based on two surveys taken in pre-pandemic February/March and full-pandemic June 2020. All in this Edtech Reports Recap.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 13, 2023

The nation should respond not just by returning to the pre-pandemic norm but by offering high-quality preschool education to every child. According to the most recent report released by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER), a majority of 3- and 4-year-olds received no preschool education in 2021-22.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2021

Additionally, our members are on track to double their founding goal and graduate 136,000 additional graduates by 2025. Higher education has to get comfortable with trial and error. Taken together, our experiences over the past seven years show that real change is possible in higher education. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Building something that people can believe in has the power to transform a barren landscape into a place of opportunity and access. Education is being dismantled and erased by an army of legislators who appear to value destruction over innovation. The reverse is also true. Now, both the players and the game are changing around us.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 4, 2021

But while their first two iterations focused more on achievement gaps and access to rigorous classes for all students, the plans didn’t address systemic inequities or really move the needle forward. By addressing disciplinary policies, they were ensuring the kids were in class and able to take advantage of opportunities.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Even now, as testing has resumed—albeit with social distancing, face coverings and limited seating—access to testing centers is not equal, nor equitable. Still others have already decided to adopt the new policy permanently. “We A Growing Trend Even before the pandemic, test-optional policies were gaining traction.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2018

Two of the largest higher-education systems in the country are partnering to pilot an online course finder tool to increase students’ access to 10,000 online and transferable courses. Students may use the course finder to finish CSU breadth or general-education requirements during the summer to help them graduate on time.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

The intersection of two being in cloud tools linking the quick access/communication device with the productivity of a full operating system. What does this mean for the average educational administrator? How are our classroom policies stifling these mobile, multi-channel young educators? This is our hiring pool.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2024

Gifting myself with an education is a part of my recovery,” said Nomi Badboy, 43, one of three students attending this week’s meeting of the school’s collegiate recovery program. Education is an example of what’s called “recovery capital,” something earned that makes long-term recovery more likely.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2022

It is estimated that nearly $208B will be spent on private 5G and LTE networks in 2025, according to Harbor Research. The Kajeet Private 5G wireless platform is uniquely designed to simplify private networks and bring both private and public wireless access capabilities together in one solution.

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edWeb.net

JULY 26, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and, in many ways, worsened the digital divide and other inequitable aspects of America’s education system. However, it also created opportunities to develop more equitable outcomes, based on the widespread switch to digital learning experiences and new education models. Learning Transformation.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The STEM Careers Coalition – the first-of-its-kind national STEM initiative powered by corporate leaders and anchored in schools by Discovery Education – invites educators, students, and communities to celebrate Black leaders in STEM year-round with the launch of dynamic careers content and a series of virtual educator events.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2018

In an environment of 21st century demand from tech-hungry students, educators are largely stuck with out-of-date or insufficient training to keep up with demand. We need to start computer science education for our students eight to 10 years earlier to grow CS pathway participation.”

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 22, 2022

“It is a crisis, and I don’t think it’s widely recognized yet that it is,” said Jason Lane, dean of Miami University’s College of Education, Health and Society. Jason Lane, dean, Miami University College of Education, Health and Society. Credit: Ben Smith for The Hechinger Report. It will be harder for innovation to occur.”.

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Evelyn Learning

JUNE 8, 2023

Artificial Intelligence in Education The Ed-Tech industry has agreed with artificial intelligence amiably. The use of artificial intelligence to make learning more accessible, engaging, and advanced is our personal favorite. China and Ed-Tech Lead Like any other sector, China also wants to lead in implementing education technology.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2024

To draw early educators back into classrooms , legislators in the Bluegrass State made a change in fall 2022 that expanded the eligibility requirements of Kentucky’s child care subsidy program to include all staff who work at least 20 hours per week in a licensed early care and education program. They wanted in. “It

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Faced with fast-changing instructional models, varying infection rates, decreasing revenue sources, and a variety of natural disasters, how can education finance officials meet the short-term needs of their districts as well as longer-term requirements? WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2018

Nearly every state has set a goal for boosting the proportion of its population with post-secondary education; most are aiming for 55 to 65 percent by 2020 or 2025. Go Back” campaign in Indiana, among the several states trying to get college dropouts to finish their college educations. Higher Education. Weekly Update.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2019

Minnesota ranks among the most educated states in the country, with nearly half of adults aged 25 to 64 holding an associate degree or higher. He estimated that nearly one in three new jobs created through 2026 will require education beyond high school. Will jobs go begging? Our future economic vitality depends on this.”.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

She’s one of a growing number of academy cadets who are starting their higher educations later in life, rather than right out of high school. It’s an unusual example of a broader trend in higher education, in which the proportion of students who are over 24 has increased from 28 percent in 1970 to about 42 percent today, according to the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 7, 2018

Latinos make up the fastest growing segment of California’s population, but they do not benefit equitably from our state’s educational and workforce opportunities. The state faces a looming deficit of more than two million individuals with degrees or credentials by 2025. Higher Education. Sign up for our newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2018

But it’s among the ways critics warn some well-meaning reforms designed to solve the many challenges in higher education are threatening to water down its quality or benefiting students who don’t need help. Every well-intentioned policy carries unintended consequence,” said Chester Finn Jr., Higher Education.

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Fractus Learning

AUGUST 5, 2022

1 – Digital Access. Digital access is full electronic participation in society. Although statistics show that 98% of 18-24-year-old Americans are internet users, it doesn’t mean they have access at home. They can’t afford it, don’t see the need for it, or digital access is not available to them. Globally 2.14

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 3, 2020

a research analyst for higher education at Ed Trust. Like we are one of the worst — the worst places — cost wise,” said Maggie McGrath, director of the Higher Education Compact of Greater Cleveland. But in Ohio the high-wage jobs that are growing the fastest now require more education. Part of Ohio’s challenge is cost.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 29, 2017

Now California is spending $6 million on a campaign to revive the reputation of vocational education, and $200 million to improve the delivery of it. People with career and technical educations are actually slightly more likely to be employed than their counterparts with academic credentials, the U.S. How can it get better?”.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2017

This has happened as Georgia officials – like those in many other states – are pushing to increase the number of young residents who have some kind of post-secondary education. They say that by 2025, more than 60 percent of Georgia jobs will require such credentials, and today only 45 percent of the state’s young adults have them.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Finding an alternative presented yet another obstacle for the former hairdresser in her quest to get a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from the University of Alaska at Anchorage, which sent the day care center packing because of budget cuts. Education Department data. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 11, 2024

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Higher Education newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Thursday with trends and top stories about higher education. Rachel Burns, a senior policy analyst at SHEEO. David Attis, managing director of research at the education consulting company EAB.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Williams is one of hundreds of thousands of students who decided to put off higher education this year. “That’s a lot of individuals whose lives are on hold, whose career and educational aspirations are suspended,” says Shapiro. It will have an impact on an educated citizenry.” from the fall of 2019.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2023

But with customers getting harder to find, more colleges and universities are going to where the students are: in fast-growing cities that don’t already have a big supply of higher education institutions, such as Phoenix, Austin and Las Vegas. Las Vegas, by comparison, “is for all practical purposes an education desert.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Newsom was just one of the high-profile speakers Monday at an event hosted by Code.org to commence its Computer Science Education Week, an annual program “dedicated to inspiring K-12 students to take interest in computer science,” per Code.org’s website. This year, it runs from December 4 to 10. Required Coding?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 3, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. And finally, the 2014 Global Education Conference will feature Rana Dajani, Daniel Edelson, Kern Kelley, Jennifer D.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 13, 2023

The colleges won’t be closing solely because of Covid, although it did flip the entire universe of higher education on its head. They will join the list of 35 colleges that closed their only or final campus in 2021, and 48 more in 2022, according to an analysis of federal data by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association.

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