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Why Building a Diverse Workforce Requires Computer Science Mandates in Schools

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The two million new jobs will grow in specialized “job families,” including computer science, mathematics, engineering, and design. recipients in computer science fields, only four percent were African-American and five percent were Latino. Knowledge is the new currency, and it’s out of reach for many. In 2013, among B.A.

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What Schools Miss When They’re Missing Relationship Data

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Earlier this month, a new study in Nature revealed a key predictor of economic mobility: connectedness. Making the Invisible Visible Some tools have emerged from researchers focused on the power of network science to improve outcomes. Others are betting on adoption first outside of traditional systems.

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This Administrator Helped Shape Tech at Colleges For More Than 40 Years. Here’s His Outlook on What’s Next.

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After all, while tech has brought plenty of changes, not all of them have been positive. Before Ringle studied technology, he specialized in philosophy. EdSurge: Back when you went to college you studied both philosophy and technology, which must have been an unusual combination at that time.

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Smart Sparrow Raises $4 Million to Help Teachers—Not Tools—Drive Adaptive Learning

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Product details and case studies from our courseware index. For every university, change management is just as critical a factor as financial investment. The offering, which uses the theme of space exploration to teach biology and earth-science concepts, is by far the most complex course built on the platform, says Dror-Naim.

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How Transcend Education Partners with School Leaders to Build New Models

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This profile is the fourth in a series from the EdSurge Research team, which has spent the past six months studying the market of service providers that support schools through the redesign process. Bringing about change in schools is complex. Dream and Discover This phase lasted about six months, ending in summer 2014.

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The Evolving Landscape of Diversity and Inclusion Management in Higher Education

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Further, as a higher education professor, she has designed and developed curriculum and training programs in business administration, educational leadership, legal studies, political science, psychology, and health sciences. In Implementing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Educational Management Practices (pp.

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The Evolving Landscape of Diversity and Inclusion Management in Higher Education

Faculty Focus

Further, as a higher education professor, she has designed and developed curriculum and training programs in business administration, educational leadership, legal studies, political science, psychology, and health sciences. In Implementing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Educational Management Practices (pp.