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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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6 ways to bring statistical literacy to any classroom

eSchool News

The field is projected to grow by 35 percent from 2019 to 2029, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Further, many teachers do not feel their training and resources have adequately equipped them to lead students in sound statistical analysis. How to bring statistical literacy to the classroom.

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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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?Preparing For an Unknown Future

Edsurge

Our 4 million kinders will leave public school in 2029 having spent more than 16,000 hours of their lives doing mandatory classroom time, and if they are lucky, they will enter the job market sometime in the 2030s. They will be joining the other 47 million students already in U.S. We are so far into the dystopian farce of U.S.

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Aging states to college graduates: We’ll pay you to stay

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Oliver Parini for The Hechinger Report Now, states that need young and educated workers are stepping into the breach. Maine has projected a need for 75,000 more workers in the 10 years ending 2029. Related: With new ‘talent visas,’ other countries lure workers trained at U.S. Unemployment in Vermont is just 1.8

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