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STUDENT VOICE: The path to health equity begins in K-12 classrooms

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Surya Pulukuri is a member of the class of 2027 at Harvard Medical School. An investment in young minds today is an investment in a health care system that represents, understands and serves everyone. Equity in health care starts long before a patient walks into a doctors office. It begins in the classroom.

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How Creative Technology Can Help Students Take on the Future

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School leaders are increasingly turning to organizations like the World Economic Forum and analyzing data on the most in-demand skills for the next five years. Brian Johnsrud The latest World Economic Forum Jobs Report highlights the top skills that will rise in importance by 2027.

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How to Drive Student Success With Creative Generative AI Tools in the Classroom: Part 1

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According to the World Economic Forum , creative thinking is the second most in-demand skill organizations will prioritize in workforce development initiatives through 2027, followed by AI. Beyond academics, creativity is also essential for career success.

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The number of public school students could fall by more than 8% in a decade

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Economic uncertainty apparently has this side effect.) Fertility rates have continued to decline since, despite the economic recovery, and WICHE predicts the number of first graders will fall by more than 330,000 to 3.6 million in 2019. That’s a 8.5 percent decline from a peak of 3.9 million first graders in 2013.

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Don’t say there’s a lack of STEM talent in the South

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STEM jobs will grow 13 percent from 2017 to 2027 , as opposed to 9 percent for non-STEM work. Institutions in close proximity to Birmingham, such as Miles College and Stillman College, offer minors in entrepreneurship, while Alabama A&M runs the AAMU Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Development. million to 17.3

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World’s largest solar project will send Australian energy to Singapore

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For one, SunCable — the company backed by the charismatic tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes that is developing AAPowerLink — is still waiting on a Final Investment Decision, slated for 2027, before breaking ground. billion in economic value for the Northern Territory during construction and the first 35 years of operation of the project.

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The new labor market: No bachelor’s required?

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Any shift in the workforce to the advantage of workers without degrees carries obvious implications for economic mobility and equity. between now and 2027. Sixty-two percent of Americans over 25 have no bachelor’s degree, and that number rises to 72 percent for Black adults and 79 percent for Hispanic adults.