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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. Manufacturing Trends.

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#FactFriday: 125 years ago, Labor Day became a national holiday.

ExcelinEd

#FlashbackFriday to a day in the life of manufacturing at @Microsoft in 1984. Microsoft President @BradSmi explores this and more big tech issues in #ToolsandWeapons : [link]. — Microsoft On the Issues (@MSFTIssues) August 23, 2019. How is AI impacting the future of work? — Code.org (@codeorg) August 12, 2019.

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With a degree no longer enough, job candidates are told to prove their skills in tests

The Hechinger Report

As the number of candidates balloons while health risks make it hard for hiring managers to meet with them in person, a trend toward “pre-hiring assessments” — already under way before Covid-19 — is getting a huge new push. This story also appeared in The Washington Post.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

As budgets get cut, special education advocacy must be paramount. This work drove the importance of advocacy for education programs for all children. Join in each week to talk about some of the emerging trends and topics in education. Most of these students were classified on the autism spectrum but had complex profiles.

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What?s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

Coalition members include Microsoft, Amazon, Computer Science Teachers Association, College Board, and Excellence in Education Foundation, and other local tech and education organizations. published a new report which addresses latest trends in EdTech in the U.S. K-12 market.

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A surprise for America’s many career switchers: They need to go back to school 

The Hechinger Report

The trend has been driven by rapid changes in the labor market and accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic. secretary of labor and president of the advocacy group WorkingNation. Today, Moody’s three-week course is among the shortest postsecondary training some advanced manufacturers require. million open jobs at a time when 7.7

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via The Hechinger Report : “ Virtual charter schools need ‘bold action’ for change, says national charter school advocacy group.” Microsoft announced it would make its largest acquisition ever, buying LinkedIn for $26.2 .” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).