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The Still-Evolving Future of University Credentials

Edsurge

Five years ago, the application of data and algorithms to the HR function—as well the use of pre-hire assessment—were in a fledgling stage. Then came the pandemic and even steeper drops that “show no signs of recovery from 2020” as documented by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center and other sources.

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Why it matters that Americans are comparatively bad at math

The Hechinger Report

This back-to-school-season, the Education Reporting Collaborative, a coalition of eight newsrooms, will be documenting the enormous challenge facing our schools and highlighting examples of progress. Professors blame the pandemic In the most recent Program for International Student Assessment tests in math, or PISA, U.S.

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Home visiting in high school: Trying an intervention for toddlers on teenagers

The Hechinger Report

West Virginia unveiled a campaign this year for 60 percent of adults ages 25 to 64 to have earned a degree or certificate by 2030. Administrators say that McDowell is the first district in the state to deploy at every grade level a practice that has proven to give at-risk infants and toddlers a head start in life: home visiting.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Two debt collectors said in separate statements this week that they will not assess collection fees on defaulted student loan borrowers who quickly enter repayment, despite new guidance from the Department of Education.” ” That’s the Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation and TG. .”