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Improving the quality of a higher educational institution

Linways Technologies

This points to an even greater shift that’s being unfolded in the education industry. Student engagement, institutional quality benchmarks, worthy certification with respect to the industry, placements, employment opportunities etc. Dropout rate : How many students dropped out without completing the course.

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Facing a white-collar worker shortage, American companies seek a blue-collar solution

The Hechinger Report

The dean’s list student ended up a college dropout, a gay 20-something cut off from his parents after coming out, and working at a UPS Store in a job he described as “retail drudgery” while running up credit card debt and stringing out his college loans. It turned out instead to be a bump in the road. Her aim then was a law degree.

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Colleges are using big data to track students in an effort to boost graduation rates, but it comes at a cost

The Hechinger Report

James Wiley is a technology analyst with Eduventures, which does consulting work for companies in the predictive analytics industry. The dropout problem got a lot worse in the 1990s when more people started attending college. Renick didn’t have many resources. Then it matches the patterns to students who ultimately dropped out.

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Events + News - Library 2.0 Spring Summit - Free-Range Kids - Testing "Chaos" and Opting Out - Student Debt - Will College Survive?

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

This is a LIVE show presented in news show format featuring a Wrap up of “This Month in School Libraries” and deeper discussion of topical school library issues with special guest experts. Two Week Calendar Monday, April 20th at 8pm TL News Night LIVE! Did we mention it was LIVE? Register for free at [link].

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Learning Analytics 2018 – An updated perspective

IAD Learning

Learning analytics has been a hot topic for a while in the education industry. Being so hot also means that the industry uses the term “learning analytics” in a variety of ways. Allocate costs efficiently : Learning analytics may help in discovering which resources work and which don’t.

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Hope in coal country: Parents without diplomas keep their kids in school

The Hechinger Report

High school dropouts are much more likely to be unemployed than those with a diploma, and they earn thousands of dollars less per year. In Leslie County, few people think that industry or the government will help. There are also no charter schools in Kentucky, which have split public school resources elsewhere.

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November 14 - Ed Tech News, Our Weekly Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

New additions to the already-amazing guest schedule are Henry Eyring on The Innovative University , Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach on The Connected Educator: Learning and Leading in a Digital Age , and Cable Green on "public funding should equal openly-licensed resources." Apple and Ed-Tech Payola'

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