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Why Every School Needs an AI Policy Right Now (Part 1)

The CoolCatTeacher

from 2023 to 2030. Grand View Research ) Statistics shared on Forbes Advisor are staggering: 64% of businesses expect AI to increase productivity, AI will have an estimated 21% net increase on US GDP by 2030, and 25% of companies are turning to AI to address the labor shortage issue. AI is expected to see an annual growth rate of 37.3%

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The Digital Transformation of Healthcare Education

EdTech4Beginners

The World Health Organization predicts a worldwide shortfall of 15 million healthcare workers by 2030. Sophisticated learning algorithms parse through data on students’ engagement, quiz performance, knowledge gaps and more to create customized study plans. They access libraries of interactive video case studies.

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What the World Can Teach the US About Education Technology

Edsurge

No country studied by the report had a perfect way for educators and entrepreneurs to connect on product quality. China’s Education Modernization 2030 Policy and Ten Year Development Plan for ICT and Education 2010-2020 are among government initiatives named that intend to improve the country’s education in the long run.

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Why it matters that Americans are comparatively bad at math

The Hechinger Report

He was speaking during a break in a city program for promising local high school students to study calculus for five hours a day throughout the summer at Northeastern University. Among the students who decide to study STEM in college, more than a third end up changing their majors , according to the U.S. Tran also loves math.

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When nurses are needed most, nursing programs aren’t keeping up with demand

The Hechinger Report

asked Peter Buerhaus, a nurse, economist and professor at Montana State University who studies the nursing workforce. The average age of an RN is 50 , the Health Resources and Services Administration says, with more than a million projected to retire by 2030, deepening the shortfall. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies.

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Uncertified teachers filling holes in schools across the South

The Hechinger Report

By 2030, as many as 16 million K-12 students in the region may be taught by an unprepared or inexperienced teacher, the Southern Regional Education Board projects. The rush to get more bodies into classrooms only delays the inevitable as such teachers don’t tend to stay as long as others, said Shannon Holston, the nonprofit’s policy chief.

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The Still-Evolving Future of University Credentials

Edsurge

Education policy leaders at the federal level and beyond were exploring the growing role of competency-based education and non-traditional providers —and calls were growing for stronger connections between universities and the world of employment. To start off, it’s worth thinking back to 2016. are hard at work on standards frameworks.

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