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Students feel alarmingly unprepared for the workforce
Almost half of students predicted their qualifications would only be relevant for their chosen career path for five years or less after graduation.
Dinuba HS academy awarded 'Linked Learning Gold Certification', the first in the valley
Construction Management Academy at Dinuba High School in Dinuba Unified School District was awarded Linked Learning Gold Certification this week, the first high school to receive this award in the Central Valley, and first Construction & Building Trades pathway to receive Gold in the nation.
What if Innovation, Not More Teachers, Is the Solution to the Teacher Shortage?
It's time to focus more attention on each student, expand the impact of the best educators and reshape the teacher's role, writes CEO of the Silicon Schools Fund Brian Greenberg.
With Google’s latest push, a blending of industry and higher ed
Google’s new industry specializations were co-built by its experts and faculty at four top universities—part of a larger push to combine forces with higher education to drive economic mobility.
Do Online Degrees Lead to Jobs as Reliably as Traditional Ones?
The digital economy has totally overtaken the workplace. As a result, predictions about the long-term effects of online degrees can no longer rest on historical trends, but must take into account the shocks of the digital revolution, writes NYU Tandon School of Engineering's Robert Ubell.
The growth of competency-based education
There is increasingly more conversation around competency-based learning and how scaling these solutions can create greater equity in education systems and institutions. During the annual CBExchange conference organized by the Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN), a new report – Scaling Competencies as the Currency of Learning – was released offering an agenda and calls to action to create impactful access to competency-based learning.
More Women in STEM: Inside a State’s Strategy to Better Diversify Its Workforce
According to the Department of Commerce, more women have taken on STEM jobs since 2011, but the numbers are still relatively small.
Removing a workforce barrier for young adults with learning disabilities
An upcoming California education initiative will make it easier for students with learning disabilities earn a high school diploma.
Report: College Students Taking Fewer Credit Hours Than Before
College students are taking fewer credit hours than before and conscious course scheduling is becoming more relevant, according to a new report from higher education resource company Ad Astra.