Continuous Development, Educational Forms
July 21, 2021
Via: eCampus NewsSoaring college tuition costs and massive student debt loads are two dynamics that are calling into question the traditional preparation for successful professional careers. While community colleges and vocational training offer popular alternative paths, a five-year-old workforce training program in […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms
July 1, 2021
Via: eSchool NewsAfter more than a year of virtual learning, many educators and parents are investigating approaches to accelerate learning to ensure students are ready for their next step. Learning does not just mean facts and content but includes a broad range […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms, Educational Stages, Higher Education
June 2, 2021
Via: Ed SurgeAmong the many questions COVID-19 has raised about college-going, one remains particularly daunting across industry sectors—who to hire? If anything, COVID has taught us that nothing can be taken for granted and there are no sure-things with regard to the […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms
May 17, 2021
Via: Education DiveThe leaders of California’s three public postsecondary systems praised the proposal, which is larger than the one Newsom made in January. It includes several large investments in training students to meet the state’s workforce demands. The plan would invest a […]
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April 29, 2021
Via: Education DiveSupport has been building in Nevada to separate the state’s four community colleges from its higher education system. The idea’s backers say the current governing system — which groups together the state’s two- and four-year institutions — undervalues the former. […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms, News
April 6, 2021
Via: Education DiveThe survey only included organizations in which at least a quarter of entry-level roles are filled by people with an associate or bachelor’s degree. Most are privately held. The largest share of all the firms polled — around a quarter […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms
April 6, 2021
Via: eSchool NewsWhile moving into adulthood, teens are faced with a number of paths. Empowering students to select which path works best for them and determine how to best financially plan for the future are key to ensuring that some of their […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms, Educational Stages, Higher Education
March 17, 2021
Via: Inside Higher EdThe leaders of three dozen colleges and universities plus global consulting giant McKinsey & Co. and Strada Education Network, a nonprofit focused on the education-to-employment pipeline, announced a new group Monday called the Taskforce on Higher Education and Opportunity. Motivation […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms
March 11, 2021
Via: eSchool NewsWhile the way students are achieving educational goals may look a little different due to the pandemic, it doesn’t eliminate its value or importance. In fact, with the way our day-to-day lives are evolving, it’s critical that students take time […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms, Educational Stages, Higher Education, Secondary Education
March 9, 2021
Via: Ed SurgeGoing after an industry giant in K-12 college and career planning wasn’t what Katie Fang originally had in mind when she started SchooLinks in 2015. Back then, it was a website where high school students and parents could research college […]
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February 24, 2021
Via: eSchool NewsPBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for Project Based Learning (PBL), has partnered with the College Board to offer a new PBL-based professional development program for Advanced Placement (AP) courses in Environmental Science and U.S Government and Politics. The […]
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February 8, 2021
Via: Education DiveGraduate enrollment partly grew because many of the programs were online before the pandemic, enrollment experts said last fall. Graduate programs have been central to many institutions’ online expansion in recent years, and Moody’s notes students are demanding more tailored […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms
August 27, 2020
Via: eSchool NewsBefore March 2020, there were many conversations about the benefits of minimizing screen time for young learners. Since the pandemic hit, educators and parents have had no choice but to rely on screens to reach and teach students. But screen-based […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms
August 19, 2020
Via: eSchool NewsA new series of surveys of almost 40,000 parents reports that nearly half of respondents say they are uncomfortable sending their children back to school for in-person learning this fall. When asked “Do you feel comfortable sending your child to […]
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July 23, 2020
Via: Inside Higher EdHow can colleges best prepare students for careers in a volatile, uncertain environment? This is the question recently asked by Marie Cini, the former provost at University of Maryland University College and former president of CAEL. Career service offices, she […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms
July 6, 2020
Via: Education DiveThe losses, according to the report, could be in part due to the seasonal changes in education, which sees cyclical dips of about 20% in employment over the summer months. However, unemployment in public education is still significantly higher compared […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms
June 24, 2020
Via: Education DiveCommunity colleges have long been tasked with developing their region’s workforce. Yet employers often bemoan that they can’t find workers with the knowledge and abilities they need, and several industries have yawning skills gaps. That’s why earlier this year, Education […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms
June 24, 2020
Via: Education DiveOn a quiet afternoon in early March, a dozen or so high school juniors strolled into a science classroom at South Texas College. They put on white lab coats and then got to work. Earlier in the school year, they […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms
March 13, 2020
Via: eCampus NewsAs robotics and advanced automation continue to spread throughout the American workplace, workers express conflicting and sometimes flatly contradictory attitudes about the impact these new technologies will have on their lives–but most believe that gaining relevant industry skills through continuous […]
Continuous Development, Educational Forms, Educational Stages, Secondary Education
February 27, 2020
Via: Education DiveFunding is a major hurdle for districts looking to connect students to relevant workforce training. Often, funds are allocated through legislation. For example, 41 states took action to spend more on work-based learning, dual enrollment and early college programs. Vermont, […]