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

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Through 2029, growth in the IT sector is expected to rise 11 percent and add over half a million jobs to the U.S. The job market analytics company Burning Glass reports that nine out of ten tech jobs sit outside the technology sector and that, in the utility sector alone, 35 percent of job openings in 2019 were in IT.

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Decoding the price of college: Complexity of figuring out costs holds students back

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But while plane tickets vary by carrier, date of purchase and luck, college costs hinge on reported family income, assets, the grades a student got in high school, the type of institution they want to attend and mastery of a complicated application system. College costs differ for almost everyone, just like airline tickets.

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‘We’re aides, not maids.’ How one high-demand job shows education system’s failings

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The need for home health aides is projected to grow by 34 percent between 2019 and 2029. And the need is expected to grow, up by 34 percent between 2019 and 2029 , according to the U.S. Uvin said this moment presents an opportunity to change things not just at the grass roots, but also at the policy level. For years the U.S.

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

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Cohen for The Hechinger Report. Cohen for The Hechinger Report. In 2018, Wonderschool reported it had 140 child care businesses spread across San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City, with program directors earning an average of $78,000 a year. Cohen for The Hechinger Report. “We

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Like it or not, Trump is the next president — Now, here’s how he can improve higher ed

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We need to pull together and galvanize the recommendations of our higher education leadership into real, positive policy change for our public universities. As higher education leaders and concerned citizens, we must take hold of this moment and leverage it into policy changes that will have widespread impact.

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Democratic wish list includes billions to help students finish their degrees

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If it’s included in the reconciliation package, it could fund programs like Degrees When Due, the umbrella initiative organized by the Institute for Higher Education Policy that Bishop State was participating in to reenroll students. The program would run from the 2023-2024 academic year, through 2029-2030.

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

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Credit: Oliver Parini for The Hechinger Report Even $2,500 a year “is better than zero,” he said, which is what he got when the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan on which he’d counted was blocked in June by the Supreme Court. Maine has projected a need for 75,000 more workers in the 10 years ending 2029.

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