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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. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Employment of computer and information research scientists is projected to grow 15 percent from 2019 to 2029, much faster than the average for all occupations. According to the U.S.

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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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How AI could transform the way schools test kids

The Hechinger Report

PISA, the influential international test, expects to integrate AI into the design of its 2029 test. It plans to evaluate students on their ability to use AI tools and to recognize AI-generated information. There’s also the issue of bias embedded in many AI tools.

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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. But by 2019, Wonderschool would share neither how many businesses it works with nor its child care directors’ average salary.

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