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Information Sharing at the 2019 Nonprofit Technology Conference

Digital Promise

Recently, I attended the 2019 Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) in Portland, Oregon, hosted by NTEN , to catch up on the newest trends in educational technology (edtech) and learn about cutting-edge tools that may be integrated to boost adult learning and workforce development initiatives at Digital Promise.

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Why Schools Should Focus on Social Capital Development — Not Just Skills

ED Surge

Back in 2019 , I took to an EdSurge column to share my opinion — a sounding call for more attention to be paid to the role social capital plays in education and workforce training. But education just isn’t there yet. Through resources made available by connections — resources that can be mobilized through ties in the networks.

Sociology 142
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Is It Fair and Accurate for AI to Grade Standardized Tests?

ED Surge

Using technology to score essays is nothing new. A 2019 investigation by Vice found that at least 21 states use natural language processing to grade students’ written responses on standardized tests. Still, some educators and parents alike felt blindsided by the news about auto-grading essays for K-12 students.

K-12 129
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PROOF POINTS: New wave of research shows nudging students by text is not as promising as hoped

The Hechinger Report

Based on these early successes, education leaders in government and nonprofit organizations sought to bring the power of text messages to hundreds of thousands of students. Source: “Nudging at scale: Experimental evidence from FAFSA completion campaigns,” March 2021 issue of Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.

Research 145
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The Political Right Is Slamming the Door on College Access

ED Surge

“With the exception of wartime, the United States has never been through a period of declining educational attainment like this ,” says Michael Hicks, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University. But not all types of students are opting out of college.

Economics 115
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The Power of Microcredentials and America’s Higher Education Dilemma

ED Surge

Arrington, in 1860 the economic value of enslaved peoples in the U.S. The country grew from having more than 500 institutions of higher education during the 1869-1870 school year to more than 3,000 by the end of the 1980s, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. According to historian Benjamin T.

Education 143
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As Child Care Challenges Threaten the American Workforce, Business Leaders Call for Action

ED Surge

The way we accommodate child care, and time for our loved ones, is both the greatest challenge and the greatest economic opportunity of our time,” Nooyi said, adding that it is a core challenge for employers. economic health and competitiveness, noted Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of Marshall Plan for Moms in an interview.

Economics 134