The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Scott Gordon had just arrived in his job as provost of Eastern Washington University when an alumnus approached him at a meet-and-greet in the Skyline Ballroom of Spokane’s Hotel RL. The Manpower Group reports that 40 percent of employers are having trouble finding workers with the skills they need. The event was new, too.

Sony 89

Sony Microsoft Industry Company 89

The Hechinger Report

JULY 29, 2022

Many of his friends took the same shortcut to good jobs at companies including Sony and Lockheed Martin. Credit: Yunuen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report. It opened officially in April with a hearty endorsement from Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, who praised it as a way to meet employer needs.

Training 96

Training Company Sony Report 96

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

EDSBY ( edsby.com ) Edsby has introduced new ways to capture and report on evidence of student learning. offers updated workflows on the 20 most popular pages, a reports page overhaul, redesigned assessment creation and pre-built data visualizations and dashboards. Incorporating end user feedback, the 10.0 Illuminate 10.0

Epson 52

Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 52

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

“ Purdue-Kaplan online university one step closer to reality,” the Journal & Courier reports. “ Iowa State University seeks 7 percent annual tuition hike for each of next 5 years,” The Des Moines Register reports. ” Via Techcrunch : “ Sony wants to digitize education records using the blockchain.”

Education 45

Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 13, 2016

One of the longstanding complaints about accrediting agencies is that, as The Wall Street Journal reported this fall , “College Accreditors Largely Staffed by Employees of Schools They Oversee.” According to a report released in June by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce , “Of the 11.6

Technology 40

Technology Education Secondary Pearson 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Meanwhile, as The New York Times reports : “ Facebook , Under Fire in Russia Inquiry, Posts 79% Rise in Profit.” Via the CFPB press office : “ CFPB Report Finds Consumer Complaints Spurred Actions That Brought More Than $750 Million in Relief for Student Loan Borrowers.” Who’d have guessed?!

Education 48

Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

” One week later, Flatiron School was acquired by WeWork , a company that runs co-working spaces, meet-ups, and now a private K–12 school to teach entrepreneurship – “the new economy” indeed. Sony’s in the business. Malta thinks it’s necessary, I guess. Pearson filed a patent for badges. .”

Robotics 59

Robotics MOOC Training Industry 59