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‘Digital skills gap’ threatens innovation

eSchool News

There are just not enough people with the right digital skills to enable the transformation that companies are seeking,” said Salil Gunashekar , a research leader and associate director at RAND Europe who focuses on science and technology policy. trillion in potential growth by 2028 if the digital skills gap isn’t addressed.

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Will the Rodriguez family’s college dreams survive the end of affirmative action?

The Hechinger Report

Affirmative Action ends While affirmative action made strides in increasing diversity on college campuses, it fell far short of meeting its intended goals. Some have cited advice from legal counsel in declining to release the racial and ethnic composition for the class of 2028. He now owns a trucking company.

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The Business Benefits of Video Conferencing

ViewSonic Education

With all the benefits, an increasing number of businesses adopt online meetings as their go-to mode of communication. . However, this is no longer the case as more meetings are taking place virtually rather than in physical locations. Simply put, face-to-face meetings are slowly becoming a thing of the past.? . Cost Savings .

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One State Rolled Out a Promising Child Care Model. Now Others Are Replicating It.

Edsurge

The Zoom meeting was an opportunity to share how their efforts are unfolding. Nearly three years into its pilot, which currently reaches 59 of 83 counties, Michigan is preparing to take the program statewide later this year, scaling it to an estimated 5,000 families by 2028.

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Reading the Trend Lines Reshaping Education: A Look at Bryan Alexander’s Book in Progress

Edsurge

It might be that in 2028, we think we've just lived through this Golden Age, and maybe Moore's Law comes to a halt, which is quite possible. A clear majority thought that companies should do it, which is interesting. Do you see this creative era tapering off now for some reason?

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Could Michigan’s Cost-Sharing Approach to Child Care Be Scaled Nationwide?

Edsurge

She bounced around a couple of different jobs, looking for a company that would provide her with a livable wage and a reason to stay, until finally, in early 2022, she found one. VanBlaricum works as a machine operator and assembler at a manufacturing plant that molds plastic parts for automotive companies in Standish, Michigan.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon.

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