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

The Hechinger Report

The institute, which opened last year in borrowed space with sweeping views of Casco Bay in Portland’s fast-developing East End, is offering master’s degrees , certificates and professional training in computer science, data analytics, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, cybersecurity and other subjects.

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British universities reach out to the new minority: poor white males

The Hechinger Report

LONDON — Taking shelter from the cold and chilly night inside a cavernous gym in a community center in the East London borough of Newham, two dozen teenagers gossip, stretch, and set up hurdles for a track-and-field training session. There are fewer university efforts like this, aimed specifically at boys and men, in the United States.

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How higher education lost its shine

The Hechinger Report

Related: A handful of colleges are finally providing training in a way consumers want it: fast. Related: Colleges’ new solution to enrollment declines: Reducing the number of dropouts. And in this moment, it’s just one thing too many to try to manage postsecondary education or training,” Watkins said.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Meanwhile, the state has given initial approval for ECOT to become a “dropout school.” ” More on the new for-profit higher ed – coding bootcamps – in the job training section below. The Business of Job Training. ” Immigration and Education. .” ” Accreditation and Certification.