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When Students Miss School, Teachers Enjoy Their Jobs Less

ED Surge

More than a quarter of students were “chronically absent,” meaning they had missed 10 percent of classes or more, during the 2021-2022 school year. For public sector education jobs, the recovery in employment from the COVID-19 crisis was slow. Since the pandemic, the number of students who are missing class has risen.

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7 Edtech Trends to Watch in 2022: a Startup Guide for Entrepreneurs

ED Surge

As we navigate the roadmap drawn by COVID-19, we know there will continue to be accelerated digital transformation and rapid innovation of education intended to positively impact student outcomes in 2022. To learn more about how AWS EdStart can help you drive innovation forward, download the 2022 AWS EdTech Startup Guide.

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Most college students are taking online classes, but they’re paying just as much as in-person students

The Hechinger Report

Bringing down the price of a degree was certainly a key part of the appeal when online higher education began, said Richard Garrett, co-director of that survey of online education managers and chief research officer at Eduventures, an arm of the higher education technology consulting company Encoura.

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Government Funds Shielded Colleges From Extinction. In 2022, the Stakes Will Change.

ED Surge

That means for many institutions, HEERF funds will cease to be accessible in the year 2022. How will institutions work creatively with industry to develop new pathways to employment or find breakthrough means of promoting social and economic mobility? How will institutions serve students once the additional support ends?

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As Schools Prioritize Digital Literacy, My Students Are Being Left Behind

ED Surge

To right the ship, families, schools and future employers must work together to prioritize a meaningful investment and evidence-based approach in developing a diverse and technically skilled workforce who can thrive in a rapidly changing economic landscape. The correct answer was two, and we reviewed this topic the day and weeks before.

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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.

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

ED Surge

Texas found itself in need of a way to score exponentially more written responses on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, after a new law mandated that at least 25 percent of questions be open-ended — rather than multiple choice — starting in the 2022-23 school year. 20 years ago as a student.

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