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What the World Can Teach the US About Education Technology

Edsurge

Long-term planning and investment in infrastructure for widespread and improved access to the internet and mobile devices is critical. Chile has more mobile cellular subscriptions (127 per 100 people) than the U.S. Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. percent) and China (4.10

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Colleges sign on for a 15-step program to “erase equity gaps” in completion

The Hechinger Report

These efforts are two of the 15 recommendations in a project called the Moon Shot for Equity, a plan that seeks to eliminate college graduation equity gaps by 2030. The Moon Shot program is specifically designed to close gaps for Black, Latino, Native American, first generation and other historically underserved students by 2030.

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The changing geography of work: a new report

Bryan Alexander

McKinsey just published a new report, “The future of work in America: People and places, today and tomorrow” ( summary ; longer document ), looking ahead to 2030 after new technologies have had some impact. The report isn’t happy with this, and asks us to make policy changes now. We’ll return to that down below.

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How China is Trying to Outpace the World in AI

Evelyn Learning

The VR sets, merge cubes, augmented reality mobile apps, etc., A renowned think tank, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, discovered that China leads in 37 out of 44 technologies, including hypersonics and electric batteries, and also leads the US in AIgorithms, machine learning, and many more. AI would be no exception as well.

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The changing geography of work: a new report

Bryan Alexander

McKinsey just published a new report, “The future of work in America: People and places, today and tomorrow” ( summary ; longer document ), looking ahead to 2030 after new technologies have had some impact. The report isn’t happy with this, and asks us to make policy changes now. We’ll return to that down below.

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Doctors prescribe more Big Bird, less brainless “screen time” for young kids

The Hechinger Report

Today’s preschoolers — the class of 2030 —will still need to be able to read in the traditional sense. Related: Column Programming sun and rain: Students run an indoor farm at school by computer or mobile app. The AAP guidance has huge implications for how we raise children to become literate, productive adults. Doctor’s orders!

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

The Hechinger Report

Each time a door opens, cigarette smoke drifts in from the mobile home his family shares next door. 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. The bed dominates the room, and a crooked “home sweet home” plaque hangs on the wall.

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