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Universities increasingly turn to graduate programs to balance their books

The Hechinger Report

Even with that, financial documents show, the company has yet to turn a profit , thanks to the high cost of recruiting new students. The federal government projects that graduate enrollment will rise by about another 3 percent through 2027 — a much more sluggish pace than in the last 10 years.

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‘August surprise’: That college scholarship you earned might not count

The Hechinger Report

Some of this momentum coincides with public anger at student loan debt and the mounting cost of college; even though tuition increases have slowed in the past few years, families are paying more out of their own pockets for a higher education than they did 10 years ago, according to the student loan company Sallie Mae.

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REINVENTING.SCHOOL - Episode 6 Today, "College Behind Bars"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

She will also produce a project on Lyndon Johnson’s life and presidency, scheduled for 2027. He is the author of 24 books and several hundred articles about technology, learning, business, and human progress.

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Girls Who Code Founder Awarded McGraw Education Prize

Edsurge

There are over twelve million people who have touched our programs, whether it's through our website, watching our videos or buying our books. And there are so many more companies out there. I’ve been in the company of amazing young women who are building incredible ideas and products to make our world better. And we have that.

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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

Hack Education

The work is also supported by companies including Apple, Google and Expedia, as well as education organizations including the CollegeBoard, Teach For America and STEMx.” Others have argued the recent rash of layoffs at tech companies belies concerns there’s a worker shortage in that sector. Read Mindstorms.

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'Robots Are Coming For Your Children'

Hack Education

In November, Bloomberg reported that WeWork , a co-working space startup that acquired both the coding bootcamp Flatiron School and the meet-up company MeetUp this year, planned to open a private K–12 school in one of its facilities. The school would be focused on “conscious entrepreneurship.” Learning how to “work.”