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8 Ways to Teach Financial Literacy

The CoolCatTeacher

EVERFI has some fantastic (free) resources to help you be a difference-maker in a student's life. In this post, I’ll share with you these resources, how I recommend that you use them, and some interesting pointers I’ve learned as I teach students financial literacy. In our student’s future, “big data” means “big opportunities.”

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

eSchool News

Students take an interdisciplinary approach – applying data collection, math, concepts in physics and understanding in robotics and code – to solve challenges. Jobs in STEM fields are projected to grow over two times faster than the total for all occupations in the next decade, with an expected 8% growth in STEM jobs by 2029.

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

The Hechinger Report

Through 2029, growth in the IT sector is expected to rise 11 percent and add over half a million jobs to the U.S. Effectively review employee data to identify hard-to-find candidates across geographic and demographic lines. economy, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. After the year we’ve had, this is welcome news.

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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. All of EducationSuperHighway’s resources and support are provided to states at no cost.