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Dear Liberal Arts Major: STEM Companies Need Your Skills to Grow

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These days, programming languages are accessible enough for pretty much anybody willing to do the work,” said Roger Kay, a longtime technology industry analyst. A sociology degree from Harvard led to a number of local government and nonprofit jobs in New York after graduation. That was the case with Robert Dawson.

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Aspen Institute’s Newest Ascend Fellows Represent a Tightening Focus on Early Childhood

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Rucker taught in the classroom for a couple of years, then joined the city of Baltimore as its Head Start coordinator, launching her career at the intersection of early childhood and local government. The local level is where the rubber meets the road. But the local level is where the rubber meets the road.

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How This Teacher Brings Census Data to Life in the Classroom

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The census helps companies plan where to create jobs; local governments plan where to build roads, schools, and hospitals; and finally helps students and organizations that research the numbers bring awareness to issues and possible solutions. What I appreciate most is, we're not just talking about language at home.

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How Transparent is School Data When Parents Can’t Find or Understand it?

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Many parents, however, experience educational, technological and language barriers to accessing and understanding data, limiting their ability to make informed decisions about their children. These changes could offer parents like Zuberi a deeper understanding of the educational systems in their communities.

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How to Teach Cyber Safety in Kindergarten

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Digital literacy is a new language almost, and they are learning it at younger and younger ages,” Pike says. Erin Cunningham is a writer and editor based in Maryland with experience writing about state and local government, education, technology and more. by Erin Cunningham.

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Can ‘Linguistic Fingerprinting’ Guard Against AI Cheating?

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The false positives seem to happen more frequently with students who don’t speak English as their first language. I think the Department of Education or local governments need to establish AI literacy as a core competency in schools. I think we're in for a very bumpy next five years or so, maybe even longer.

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The Pandemic Released a Stream of Money for Broadband. Will That Advance Digital Equity?

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The county has poured resources into making sure everyone in the community set in the Tennessee foothills has enough technology to get online. Siefer’s nonprofit lists Chattanooga as a “ trailblazer ,” one of the cities where the local government dedicates staff and money to advancing — and collects data about — digital equity.