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OPINION: Why we must invest in new, innovative workforce training to fill a skills gap

The Hechinger Report

Recent history reminds us that the only way we can build a stronger, more resilient society is by investing in meaningful workforce training and good-paying jobs in the rapidly growing information technology field. Through 2029, growth in the IT sector is expected to rise 11 percent and add over half a million jobs to the U.S.

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‘We’re aides, not maids.’ How one high-demand job shows education system’s failings

The Hechinger Report

It will take a complete and substantial change in the training system, career pipeline, pay and work conditions of home health aides, experts and advocates say. The need for home health aides is projected to grow by 34 percent between 2019 and 2029. or OIC-DC, trains people to be home health aides. Everyone is struggling.”.

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Maine Draft State Broadband Action Plan Focuses On Closing Affordability Gap

Education Superhighway

billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, which enables states and territories to expand high-speed internet access by funding planning, infrastructure deployment, and adoption programs.

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PROOF POINTS: Rural American students shift away from math and science during high school, study finds

The Hechinger Report

Map: National Center for Education Statistics, Status of Education in Rural America, Exhibit C. More and more jobs require training in science, technology, engineering and math. Their families also tend to be poorer and less educated, particularly so for the students in economically distressed small towns.

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Decoding the price of college: Complexity of figuring out costs holds students back

The Hechinger Report

“If people think college costs a lot more than it actually does, that is bad for access,” Levine said. “If Levine and other college access experts are now on a mission to make the road to college smoother — and ultimately more affordable — especially for families who have traditionally had a harder time accessing higher education.

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Mesa Public Schools and S.A.V.E. Consortium Name CoderZ as Approved Vendor

eSchool News

The requests for proposals covered the following areas: Supplemental educational software for multiple content areas Enrichment and remediation interventions for students. Mesa Public Schools along with SAVE members will also have access to and be able to participate in the free Amazon Cyber Robotics Challenge. DERRY, N.H. –

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High school seniors reveal choices in joyous ‘signing day’ ceremony

The Hechinger Report

The class of 2029 — currently in kindergarten — read touching letters of encouragement and advice for the largely low-income, minority upperclassmen, most of them the first in their families to attend college. No more fun times,” declared Nova, who is training to become a nurse and has two younger sons and a baby girl. “We

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