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College Enrollment is Dropping: Here Are a Few Observations I’ve Made Talking to Recent High School Graduates

The CoolCatTeacher

And with the number of high school graduates projected to decrease from 2027 through 2037, college enrollment challenges have just begun. For example, this past fall some students got sick and (understandably) were banned from attending classes. Source: The enrollment changes colleges are feeling are much more than COVID-19.

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K–12 Teachers Use Virtual and Augmented Reality Platforms to Teach Coding

EdTech Magazine

Since 1990, jobs in science, technology, engineering and math have grown by 79 percent , and are expected to grow an additional 13 percent by 2027 , according to a 2018 Pew Research Center survey. . Coding skills are in high demand and will soon become a necessary skill for nearly all industries.

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Climate Change Took a Heavy Toll on the U.S. Last Year. What’s the Cost to Education?

Edsurge

For example, last year, California’s legislature identified climate change as a major threat to K-12 education for its potential to disrupt students’ lives and learning, along with school districts’ budgets. In the U.S., physical threats to schools from weather vary from region to region. They include hurricanes, wildfires and winter storms.

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OPINION: Let’s use the pandemic as a dress-rehearsal for much-needed digital transformation

The Hechinger Report

Digital Promise’s Learner Variability Navigator , for example, is a free, research-based tool that provides educators with tailored recommendations for lessons that support the full diversity of learners. For example, Quill , which focuses on improving writing skills, is already using AI to deliver true personalization in the classroom.

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Shop class is grounded, high school aviation classes are taking flight

The Hechinger Report

Two new initiatives launched by school districts in and around Pittsburgh, which aim to create viable pathways for students into the aviation and aeronautics industry, offer examples. By 2026, the industry will need to add an estimated 24,000 airline pilots and by 2027 it might be short as many as 40,000 mechanics.

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Can Mentorships Get More Girls Into STEM Subjects?

Edsurge

By leading through example and sending early signals that success is possible. When you can give mentees a vision or example of what they want to be in engaging and captivating terms,” Shapiro explains, “it creates a pretty powerful opportunity to get more girls interested in STEM.”

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

The Hechinger Report

Some tell families this is a federal requirement, which it isn’t ; the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, requires that families report only the parts of scholarships that might be taxable — the portions used for living expenses, for example, as opposed to tuition or textbooks.

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