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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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Can kids get passionate about learning — and develop the persistence to follow where it leads? One school has a plan

The Hechinger Report

Cayer knows how they feel. She felt the same thrill when she was a young girl and her doctor dad showed her how to dissect a frog. We believe in the idea of trying on different identities: ‘I’m going to be a photographer, robotics engineer, or actor in a Shakespeare play.’ ”. Photo: Brenda Iasevoli for The Hechinger Report. “We

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‘Our Technology Is Our Ideology’: George Siemens on the Future of Digital Learning

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Rise of the robots Siemens has both an academic and an industry perspective on digital learning. Now that robots are flipping burgers and reading X-rays—for a fraction of the cost of human labor—learners need to prepare for careers that employ uniquely human traits like self-regulation and communication.

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Federal relief money boosted community colleges, but now it’s going away

The Hechinger Report

Some of the queries were straightforward: how to enroll, the price of tuition, how to register for classes. And they’ve bought equipment and services designed to improve academic outcomes. Others weren’t: I lost my job, so my income last year doesn’t reflect what I’m making this year; will I lose financial aid?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

I’m also curious how this news – again, I’m not sure two closures are really a “trend” – will affect student loan startups. The Flatiron School has released its latest “outcomes report.” “ Is higher ed creating the next dropout factories? ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Following up on ProPublica reporting , “ Florida to Examine Whether Alternative Charter Schools Underreport Dropouts.” ” New Nanodegrees from Udacity : Digital Marketing and Robotics. “I learned how to do math with the ancient abacus – and it changed my life,” says Ulrich Boser.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via The Atlantic : “Why Many College Dropouts Are Returning to School in North Carolina.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ For-Profit College Attendance Linked to Poor Financial Outcomes.” Speaking of Google, “ Google Is Teaching Children How to Act Online. Enjoy your Google for Education products