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Can higher education really be redesigned to connect learners and the workforce?
Education Design Lab’s CEO talks about the nonprofit’s work, including what it calls human-centered design.
With teachers in short supply, states ease job requirements
Decisions to put a teacher without traditional training in charge of a classroom involve weighing tradeoffs: Is it better to hire uncertified candidates, even if they aren’t fully prepared, or instruct children in classes that are crowded or led by substitutes?
Four California universities receive $3 million awards for training teachers of English learners
Four universities in California will receive awards from the U.S. Department of Education to support training for teachers of English learners.
COVID took over their high school experience. They want senior year to be different
For today's seniors, every year of high school has been touched by the pandemic. The closest they got to a traditional experience — the kind that has been chronicled in countless American coming-of-age movies — was in 2019, their freshman year.
Higher Ed Failing Students as They Navigate College and Career
Providing better service to students must go well beyond just being friendlier and making office hours more convenient, writes Seth Bodnar of the University of Montana.
Department of Agriculture Awards $14 Million to HSIs to Support Hispanic Students in Agriculture and Human Science
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is giving $14 million to Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) to support student learning in agriculture and human science.
86% of Gen Z interns think a recession is coming—and it’s changing their approach to their careers
Concerns about a potential downturn are reaching the youngest people in the workforce: 86% of college interns believe a recession is on the horizon, according to Goldman Sachs’ 2022 global internship survey of more than 2,470 interns over the summer.
Rural Teacher Prep Program Delivers ‘Job-Embedded’ Degrees — For $76 a Month
Reach University candidates gain BAs and teaching certifications for just $1,800 while working and earning a salary in high-needs Arkansas districts.
For undocumented students, job opportunities are scarce. This state program could help.
California’s estimated 75,000 undocumented students don’t qualify for federal work-study or most job opportunities, and often struggle to make ends meet. A new state service program launched last week, College Corps, will give hundreds of them as much as $10,000 per year to perform community service in areas including K-12 education, food insecurity and climate action.