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The new labor market: No bachelor’s required?

The Hechinger Report

The trend toward degree inflation, the report concluded, has been reversed. between now and 2027. Merit America provided a stipend that helped him afford a bus pass to attend job counseling sessions while he completed a 13-week Coursera program to earn a Google IT certification. If it sticks, Fuller and his co-authors believe 1.4

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To Better Serve Adult Learners, Eliminate the Barriers Between Work and Learning

Edsurge

Department of Education forecasts that by 2027, postsecondary enrollment among adults will grow by just 1 percent, compared to a 5 percent growth rate for more traditionally-aged students. Signature examples of this trend include Walmart’s Live Better U program , Starbucks’ College Achievement Plan and Amazon’s Career Choice program.

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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

Hack Education

” Industry, not the child’s imagination as Seymour would have it, largely dictates the shape and direction of the CS trend. Assuming Pew’s trends continue at the current rate, by the year 2027, nearly 1 in 3 American adults will transition to online platforms to support themselves with on-demand gig work.