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Suffering From Labor Shortages, States Look To Build Up K-12 Digital Transparency.

Edsurge

The states are betting that mapping out the digital credentials will provide officials and educators with clarity into the education-to-job pipeline, which may help them ensure that they train enough people with the right skills to meet employer demand. Other digital credential experts agree.

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Discovery Education Offers Educators New Resources Supporting Black History Month Observances 

eSchool News

The Coalition will continue to ignite student curiosity and influence a diverse future STEM workforce and reach 10 million teachers and students by 2025. Virtual Field Trip : The Courage to Act Virtual Field Trip shares the stories of young people standing up as individuals, groups, or as a community to make the world a better place.

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Computer science classes have an equity issue–some NYC educators are trying to change that

eSchool News

Despite New York City’s 10-year plan to bring “computer science to all” students by 2025, equity remains a big issue, according to a recent report from New York University’s Research Alliance analyzing the program through the 2020-21 school year. He tried to get ahead of it.

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Harnessing The Future of AI without Losing Our Way

The CoolCatTeacher

During his career as a secondary school computer science teacher, he inspired students to create games and apps for social causes and implemented initiatives to broaden participation in computer science among underrepresented groups. is estimated to replace 85 million jobs by 2025, but 97 million new jobs will be created due to A.I.”

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Where education systems stumble, grassroots groups step in to raise success rates

The Hechinger Report

Among other things, the boosters who pitched international companies to come and do business in this port city promised that its high quality of education would guarantee a steady supply of skilled employees. Prodded by the community, they took a small step with huge symbolic meaning: meeting together once a month. MOBILE, Ala.

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5 Years Since Starbucks Offered to Help Baristas Attend College, How Many Have Graduated?

Edsurge

Yet in May, Humberstone crossed the commencement stage at ASU, becoming one of nearly 3,000 Starbucks employees who have earned bachelor’s degrees online through the company-university partnership program. “It Other interested companies and colleges should not underestimate the amount of support the Starbucks program requires, Young says.

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‘Millions upon millions’ in employer-funded education benefits go unused

The Hechinger Report

She’d married not long after graduating from high school in 1981, had three children soon after that, and then gone to work for McDonald’s to make ends meet after her marriage ended. But after 27 years with a company with education benefits — benefits Thomas pitches to other employees — she still hadn’t taken advantage of them herself.

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