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Technology 1, 'Credential Society' 0

Jul 24, 2019
Randall Collins's recently reissued 1979 book arguing that education and training are about credentialing rather than skills rings false in the digital age, Ryan Craig argues.
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Why Mega Universities Should Lead the Way on Quality Assurance

Jul 22, 2019
Mega-universities are on the rise. Institutions like Southern New Hampshire University, Western Governors University, Liberty University, Grand Canyon University and Arizona State University are aiming to reshape higher education through massive investments in technology...
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Report: Growth in graduates' starting salaries stays stagnant in 2018

Jul 20, 2019
Graduates who earned bachelor's degrees in 2018 received an average starting salary of about $51,000, according to data on some 82,900 graduates from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).
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Rethinking the 4-year degree for future workers

Jul 19, 2019
Despite historic workforce shortages, it's not always easy for new workers to break into the job market.
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'On-Ramps' Can Connect Most Vulnerable Learners to Good Jobs

Jul 18, 2019
Changes in the economy, technology and the future of work are already having broad implications - but the benefits are not distributed equally.
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Five Reasons Why Free College Doesn't Make The Grade

Jul 17, 2019
As the presidential campaign has heated up, many Democratic presidential candidates are scrambling to see who can offer the most sweeping free college proposal.
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Could Dropouts Be The Solution To The Education Crisis?

Jul 13, 2019
In the United States, more students drop out of college than receive a degree. According to the U.S. Department of Education, only four in 10 students receive a degree within six years and only 20% graduate with...
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Are Skills-Ready Workers The Key To Eliminating Barriers To Employment?

Jul 12, 2019
For generations, a college education has been seen as the best path to a good job. The conventional wisdom has gone something like this: get into a good school, study hard, and start your career when you get out.
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McKenna: My Upscale NJ District Is a Pipeline to the Ivy League. So Why Do...

Jul 11, 2019
I live in one of those high-achieving school districts that is well known to every selective-college admissions director in the country. With average SAT scores above 1250...
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Dr. David Lenihan - "Visiones" (WNBC-TV / NYC)

Jul 9, 2019
Dr. Lenihan discusses how Ponce Health Sciences University (Ponce, Puerto Rico) and Tiber Health are creating a pipeline of bilingual doctors to the U.S. as well as increasing the diversity of American doctors.
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