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Educational Technology Trends to Look Out For in 2022

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There’s no doubt that education technology or ‘EdTech’ is an important and fast-evolving entity in the digital age, and one that is having a dramatic impact on the quality of students’ learning. On a similar note, educational technologies are adaptable to the needs of students. between 2021 and 2026.

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Inside Canada’s 50-year fight for national child care

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning. More recently, advocates have presented child care as a public good and a right, similar to K-12 education.

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Without changes in education, the future of work will leave more people behind

The Hechinger Report

This unfolding economic shift is challenging educators to shape curricula that will prepare students for positions requiring an elusive combination of soft skills — the ability to solve problems, communicate effectively and work with others — along with technical capacities. Related: In one state, students are ditching classrooms for jobs.

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After the Pandemic, Higher Education Can’t Afford to Go Back to ‘Normal’

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As educators, we craft learning experiences based on the pedagogical foundations set by those who came before us. In higher education, the student persistence and retention strategies used by institutions all over the world are built on the seminal works of great theorists such as John H. All of that is now in jeopardy.

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With little federal support for families, states are stepping up  

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning.? Those laws will go into effect between 2023 and 2026. Subscribe today! But even these efforts could use an assist from federal investment.

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In Japan, plummeting university enrollment forecasts what’s ahead for the U.S.

The Hechinger Report

It’s projected to further decline to 880,000 by 2040, according to the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Formerly part of the Nakajima Aircraft Company, the building houses classrooms and the Institute for Educational Research and Service. million now. million now.

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Community college-to-UC pipeline gets a boost as California ‘guarantees’ transfers

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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. Often, the challenges they face outside the classroom pose greater threats to their education. “A

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