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8 Ways to Teach Financial Literacy

The CoolCatTeacher

Consumer Skills – Learning to comparison shop for cars, houses and being an informed consumer. Look at the Accounting Careers Course Free from EVERFI Length of course: 2 lessons taking 10 minutes each Grades: 9-12 Curriculum Guide (PDF) Resource #6: Data Science Foundations for High School You’ve heard of “Big Data.”

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6 ways to bring statistical literacy to any classroom

eSchool News

An ability to digest data and derive insights from it can equip a person to make sound decisions for everything from purchasing a new car, to interpreting the news, to deciding what college to attend. Further, a strong statistics foundation will be essential for careers in the data-driven economy. Are your students ready?

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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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Maine Draft State Broadband Action Plan Focuses On Closing Affordability Gap

Education Superhighway

Through the ACP4ME campaign, MCA aims to increase enrollment in the Affordable Connectivity Program to 54% of eligible households by 2029. For more information, contact Adeyinka Ogunlegan , Vice President, Government Affairs and Policy. All of EducationSuperHighway’s resources and support are provided to states at no cost.

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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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Can You Feel It?

Reflections

When pressed to quantify it, I 'd cite student attendance rate, teacher attendance rate and discipline data. But, I was always missing concrete data for how it "felt". My Nephews, Alex and Brody : Class of 2029 Last night, I wore my Mom hat as I accompanied my son to his Freshman Orientation. There it is again.

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Fostering a STEM Mindset through Spatial-Temporal Reasoning

MIND Research Institute

And according to the US Department of Labor and Statistics , the number of STEM careers is projected to grow by 8% by 2029. Our thoughts are like small experiments: reacting to stimuli, predicting an outcome, and analyzing results every time new information arises. STEM is more than an acronym. Bar Graph Bridge. Final Thoughts.

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