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Look Here: Predicting 2020 Requires 20/20 Vision

EdNews Daily

If trends continue unabated, by 2030 we may be looking at nearly 50 percent of school-aged children walking away from traditional public education in this country. This is a cultural trend and it’s increasingly being talked about. This year, 27 percent of school-aged children have opted out. One out of every two children.

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Pearson’s Former Product Chief Reflects on the 4 Megatrends Shaping Global Education

Edsurge

This trend is likely to continue; experts at IBM have hypothesized that knowledge could double every 12 hours as the internet of things grows. Not only does this mean knowledge itself is expanding exponentially, but that the knowledge and skills we learned in the past and count on in our lives are becoming obsolete at an increasing rate.

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The Winners and Filmstrips of An (Almost) Decade in Education Technology

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Learning analytics. Adaptive learning systems. In fact, I think some of the biggest edtech trends have been rather. The real power of digital technology to increase learning remains untapped. However, we have approached learning solutions in a piecemeal fashion. Digital badges. underwhelming.

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Education Looks Eastward: Snapshots from Beijing's Global Education Technology Summit

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Teachers are revered , most families spend about a third of their income on their children’s education, and most students spend at least an hour a day on some kind of online learning. And government leaders have been pushing entrepreneurship, coding and artificial intelligence, setting a goal of leading the world in AI by 2030.

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Why is it so hard for workers to find new jobs?

The Hechinger Report

Still, labor market trends that predate the pandemic are accelerating. In a way, that’s not surprising, given concerns about the safety of in-person instruction, the quality of online learning and the lack of clarity around whether jobs will recover from the economic crisis, and if so, which ones.

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How Library Closures Hurt Adult Learners as Kids Doubled Down on Digital Reading

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Libraries Close, Internet Access Ends There have been several studies about how the lack of fast home broadband has hurt kids’ access to online learning during school closures. FutureLearn: “ The Future of Learning Report.” And kids double down on digital reading—all in this Edtech Reports Recap. 2,200), U.S. 2,200), U.S.

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What do at-risk students, English language learners and adult college students have in common?

The Hechinger Report

The New York Times has a new education supplement, called Learning, and The Hechinger Report is collaborating with the Times to produce Bulletin Board, a collection of noteworthy ideas and trends in education that will appear on page 2 of the section, which will come out four times a year. Highlights from Bulletin Board follow.