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Storefront Advising Programs Bring Free College Counseling Into Low-Income Communities

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Students come here from miles around to meet—first-come, first-served—with advisers for help navigating all things higher education, from admissions tests to majors to meningitis shots. Called GRADcafé on the Go, it drives around to high schools, church festivals, health fairs and wherever else people request it. The advice is free.

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This Workforce Partnership Trains Tech Talent. Can It Boost Civic Engagement Too?

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They have been working with local governments and tech companies to design solutions to problems such as homelessness, water conservation and clean energy. On the walls are diagrams accompanied with explanations of the projects, much like what one might find at a science fair.

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How IT Staff Provide Tech Support During Remote Learning

EdTech Magazine

We had no time to plan — our local government here announced that schools were closing on Sunday afternoon for Monday,” says John Schutte, IT director for the Canadian school district. “It As many schools worldwide shifted to an online environment for remote learning , IT teams were put to the test. CCSD wasn’t alone in that.

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How IT Staff Provide Tech Support During Remote Learning

EdTech Magazine

We had no time to plan — our local government here announced that schools were closing on Sunday afternoon for Monday,” says John Schutte, IT director for the Canadian school district. “It As many schools worldwide shifted to an online environment for remote learning , IT teams were put to the test. CCSD wasn’t alone in that.

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How IT Staff Provide Tech Support During Remote Learning

EdTech Magazine

We had no time to plan — our local government here announced that schools were closing on Sunday afternoon for Monday,” says John Schutte, IT director for the Canadian school district. “It As many schools worldwide shifted to an online environment for remote learning , IT teams were put to the test. CCSD wasn’t alone in that.

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How IT Staff Provide Tech Support During Remote Learning

EdTech Magazine

We had no time to plan — our local government here announced that schools were closing on Sunday afternoon for Monday,” says John Schutte, IT director for the Canadian school district. “It As many schools worldwide shifted to an online environment for remote learning , IT teams were put to the test. CCSD wasn’t alone in that.

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An Education ‘Intrapreneur’ on the Difficulties Innovating in a Conservative Industry

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It became clear to me that those in public sector, in state and local government, in higher ed, and in K-12 had potentially a very different role. There was no such thing as qualified people. When I started in it, we worked with people in every single industry. In this space [SLEDs], you can't go after revenue.

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