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This New Census Tool Can Recruit Students into the Liberal Arts

Edsurge

Census Bureau salary and industry data to teach prospective students about the programs’ strong economic returns. Until very recently, data available to the public about liberal arts graduates’ salaries and industries were relatively limited. percent between 2020 to 2030. percent from 2020 to 2030.

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CoSN 2019: How Teachers Can Revolutionize the Future of Education

EdTech Magazine

“Today when we talk about education, we only talk about three things: the curriculum, the teacher and the assessments,” Zhao told attendees at the Consortium for School Networking’s 2019 annual conference keynote session, Envisioning the Skills Students Need: 2030. Respond to Inequity with Digital Literacy, Learning Opportunities.

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TRANSFR Raises $12M to Deliver Hands-on Workforce Training Through VR

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Rajakumar founded TRANSFR in 2017 after an epiphany moment trying a VR headset at a gaming conference “and just thinking, ‘Holy cow, this is unbelievable,’” he recalled. Alabama faces a potential shortfall of 199,000 skilled workers by 2026 that, if unaddressed, could reach 243,000 by 2030 according to state data.

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The Clock Is Ticking for This Edtech Buyer to Find a Deal

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EdTechX claims to be the first SPAC focused on the education technology industry. The plan resembles a rollup strategy, similar to what private equity firms have pursued in the edtech industry. A handful of revenue-generating companies in the edtech industry, including BrainPOP and Curriculum Associates, have chosen to stay private.

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As enrollment falls and colleges close, a surprising number of new ones are opening

The Hechinger Report

PORTLAND, Maine — The ergonomic chairs, glass-walled conference rooms, ubiquitous technology and smell of new carpets and fresh paint scream well-funded startup. Demand for workers in solar is expected to nearly double by 2030, according to an industry census. This story also appeared in The Washington Post.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Inside Higher Ed : “Federal task force releases ”roadmap“ for alternative federal system for apprenticeships , with calls for more industry involvement and criticism of higher education. Edsurge covers the NewSchools Venture Fund Summit , a conference run by its investor NewSchools Venture Fund.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“New report calls out NCAA for saying that black athletes graduate at higher rates than other black students, when that’s not true at the top conferences,” says Inside Higher Ed. You’ll never guess… The UK Higher Education Policy Institute predicts , “ University place demand to grow by 300,000 by 2030.”