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Urgency of getting people back to work gives new momentum to ?microcredentials?

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Amy Nelson, a student in Henderson, Nevada, has earned high-demand industry certifications on her way to a bachelor’s degree in data management. And if we lose someone, instead of being a dropout, they’ll have a certificate. But is it better than being a dropout? Even after she began the program, Nelson didn’t entirely get it.

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How a Billionaire’s Fellowship Spread Skepticism About College’s Value

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Now that he was among one of the richest people in the world, thanks to co-founding PayPal and being an early investor in Facebook, he wanted to use those resources to weigh in. That movie, which everyone in Silicon Valley and in the culture at large was talking about, was “The Social Network,” depicting the contentious creation of Facebook.

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A Skills Gap From College to Career Doesn't Exist. It's the Awareness Gap We Need to Fix.

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One study even found that 45 percent of new graduates are in positions that don’t require a degree. high-profile dropouts and the rise of the so-called “ anti-credential.” Fifteen years ago, Facebook was not around. At almost $1.3 Anecdotally, this makes sense. Twenty years ago, Google did not exist.

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Teachers are first responders to the opioid crisis

The Hechinger Report

My job as a teacher is to be a first responder to poverty,” said Cruey, a 58-year-old middle school social studies teacher at Southside K-8 school. “If but it spiraled downward as the industry declined. Occasionally we see him on Facebook. Overall, there’s been an increase in graduation rates and a decrease in dropouts.

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The messy reality of personalized learning

The Hechinger Report

I kept thinking how much the physical setup of the classrooms resembled a Silicon Valley workspace — or is it that Amazon, Google and Facebook have tried to replicate grammar-school life? Bull also worries that these screens infringe on student privacy, especially in light of Summit’s proximity to Facebook.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via The New York Times , a profile on the Indiana charter chain Excel Schools : “A Chance for Dropouts, Young and Old, to Go Back to School.” ” Well, I guess I need to keep an eye on how the tutoring industry rebrands itself what with all the investment dollars it’s receiving.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via ProPublica : “ For-Profit Schools Get State Dollars For Dropouts Who Rarely Drop In.” ” Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg will offer a scholarship “to ‘cut through’ unequal access to opportunity.” And there’s more on for-profits and student loans in the research section below.