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10 Things To Know about the Future of Blockchain in Education

Doug Levin

” The event had a strong financial services theme, although I met audience members engaged in a wider array of fields (including healthcare and social media). To that end (and based on my DC Blockchain Summit experience), here is my current list of the top 10 things to know about the future of blockchain in education.

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College Uncovered, Season 2, Episode 4

The Hechinger Report

Kirk: You’re talking about 2026, when we’ll see the number of 18-year-olds drop precipitously because no one was having babies in 2008, during the Great Recession. State agencies should be requiring institutions to have plans in place in the event that a closure happens. It’s not going to be less.

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Short on financial knowledge, some school districts get bad deals on bonds

The Hechinger Report

In 2013, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fined a Missouri-based underwriting firm $200,000 for “improperly gifting” more than 2,000 tickets to sporting events. Also, the debt was structured so that the district was making interest-only payments until 2026, increasing the overall cost of the loan.

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Universities and colleges that need to fill seats start offering a helping hand to student-parents

The Hechinger Report

I’ll get back to you,’ ” said Marjorie Sims, managing director of Ascend at the Aspen Institute, one of a growing number of research, policy and advocacy organizations focusing on student-parents. And there are longer-range conversations about putting a child care center in a new 11-story campus building scheduled to open in 2026.

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