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What happened when a South Carolina city embraced career education for all its students

The Hechinger Report

In upstate South Carolina, automotive industries have replaced the once thriving textile mills as a dominant force in the region, paving the way for a growing demand for highly skilled workers in engineering and robotics. AJ the robot is the school mascot at A.J. Credit: Ariel Gilreath/The Hechinger Report.

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Online Classes Get a Missing Piece: Teamwork

Edsurge

The lack of social interaction could be one reason behind high dropout rates in online classes. This fall, students taking introductory statistics courses at six colleges will pilot using a tool to complete lab exercises in teams, working in sync with partners who are miles away. The human element makes a difference.

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