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APRIL 10, 2024

PISA, the influential international test, expects to integrate AI into the design of its 2029 test. But it’s really “a set of decisions made by human beings, and unfortunately human beings have their own biases and they have their own cultural norms that are inbuilt.” Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

Humanities 126

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

If those things aren’t fixed, the suffering will be felt not only by the “millions and millions of people [who] work very hard at very difficult and important jobs and get poverty wages,” said Paul Osterman, a professor of human resources and management at MIT and author of the book “Who Will Care for Us?” For years the U.S.

Education 122

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OCTOBER 4, 2023

Generally, there is a massive shortage of talent, particularly in certain skilled talent areas,” said Jamie Kohn, senior research director for the human resources practice of the Gartner consulting firm, who said competition for college graduates is fierce. Maine has projected a need for 75,000 more workers in the 10 years ending 2029.

Economics 143

Economics Sociology High School Humanities 143

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AUGUST 12, 2024

Pell grants The Pell grant individual maximum award has increased by $900 to $7,395 since the beginning of the Biden administration, part of its goal to double the maximum award by 2029. Educating Early Read comprehensive coverage of young learners with Hechinger’s biweekly Early Childhood newsletter.

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