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8 Ways to Teach Financial Literacy

The CoolCatTeacher

This is pretty rare in the courses I’ve seen. A two-year nationwide survey of 2,500 students taking the course showed knowledge gains in 90% of the students taking this free course. These results were across all student demographics, making this course an excellent fit for every middle school.

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College students predicted to fall by more than 15% after the year 2025

The Hechinger Report

Only a handful of states, colored in blue, are predicted to see an increase in the number of students attending regional four-year colleges and universities between 2012 and 2029. But student demand is expected to grow for the nation’s most elite colleges and universities between 2012 and 2029. million in 2029.

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

The Hechinger Report

Bureau of Labor Statistics, occupations in these fields are projected to grow 8 percent by 2029, more than double the growth rate of non-scientific professions. Urban students also trail suburban students when it comes to studying science, but only by a little, according to the federal data. That’s a large 4 percentage point gap.

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

eSchool News

The courses and curriculum engage students in solving gamified challenges by coding a virtual robot. Students take an interdisciplinary approach – applying data collection, math, concepts in physics and understanding in robotics and code – to solve challenges. About CoderZ.

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Can start-up companies profit off one of the lowest paid professions: home-based child care?

The Hechinger Report

It’s just like, private information,” said Bennett in response to The Hechinger Report’s request for updated data. To meet that goal they’d have to launch 100,000 new businesses per year from now until 2029. For context, Colorado currently has 5,034 licensed child care facilities, according to that state’s data.

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