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Education technology and the future of Higher Ed leadership

Neo LMS

Education is a constantly evolving sphere, but the introduction and integration of technology have changed it forever. Learning” now takes on a different meaning, with technology redefining who can learn, who can teach, and how each can do it differently. Education technology and the future of Higher Ed. According to The U.S.

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New Survey Findings: Student Perceptions on Skilled Trades Education

EdNews Daily

million skilled trade positions unfilled between 2018 and 2028, which could have a potential economic impact of $2.5 Why is it so difficult to fill these accessible jobs with highly-trained professionals? […]. According to a 2018 Deloitte study, the skilled trades gap could leave an estimated 2.4 trillion in the U.S.

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NAEP Scores Show a Long Road to Academic Recovery. Edtech Can Help Shorten It.

Edsurge

Recent headlines suggest it will take until 2028 for students to recover from these pandemic-related achievement declines. Tutoring at scale, with the help of education technology solutions like Subject or Outlier , can support individualized learning pathways that are age- and grade-agnostic to match each learner’s readiness.

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Writing a College Essay That Stands Out

Edsurge

Class of 2028 supplemental essay prompt. With a foundation of personal narrative writing in place, increasing access to counselors or advisers who can provide students with individualized guidance on the college essay writing process is key. The prompt asks applicants to, “Tell us about an aspect of your identity (e.g.

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It’s Time to Reboot Our Thinking About Adult Learners in a Digitally Transformed World

Edsurge

During the pandemic, though, 37 percent of adults pursuing education abandoned their educational goals due to financial hardships, changes at work, or lack of access to programs, based on public opinion polling from Strada Education Network—a situation characterized as a “national crisis.”

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OPINION: Why school shutdowns are a disaster for science classes

The Hechinger Report

Such closures have a disastrous impact on education in STEM subjects: science, technology, engineering and math. Such students have fewer informal science opportunities and limited broadband Wi-Fi access at home and attend schools in districts that receive, by one estimate, $1,200 less in funding per student. In the U.S.,

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Empty Desks: Getting Chronically Absent Students Back to Class Is No Easy Feat

Edsurge

A 2018 report by the University of California at San Francisco predicted — even before the pandemic increased need for such services — that by 2028, demand for mental health providers would be 40 percent higher than supply. The state itself is facing a shortage of behavioral health workers.

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