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How AI could transform the way schools test kids

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“AI is going to eat assessments for lunch,” said Ulrich Boser, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, where he co-authored a research series on the future of assessments. PISA, the influential international test, expects to integrate AI into the design of its 2029 test.

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PROOF POINTS: Rural American students shift away from math and science during high school, study finds

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, occupations in these fields are projected to grow 8 percent by 2029, more than double the growth rate of non-scientific professions. Some of the clues are contained in this June 2021 data analysis conducted by two researchers at Claremont Graduate University and Indiana University. According to the U.S.

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OPINION: Why we must invest in new, innovative workforce training to fill a skills gap

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Through 2029, growth in the IT sector is expected to rise 11 percent and add over half a million jobs to the U.S. Recent history reminds us that the only way we can build a stronger, more resilient society is by investing in meaningful workforce training and good-paying jobs in the rapidly growing information technology field.

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High school seniors reveal choices in joyous ‘signing day’ ceremony

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The class of 2029 — currently in kindergarten — read touching letters of encouragement and advice for the largely low-income, minority upperclassmen, most of them the first in their families to attend college. On this spring day at Boston University “we celebrate seniors on their journey to college and life beyond!” Tutors danced.

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OPINION: Americans need help paying for new, nondegree programs and college alternatives

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Yet, research shows that Pell students graduate at a rate of 18 percentage points less than their non-Pell peers. billion increase in federal funding as part of the administration’s plan to double the maximum Pell Grant award by 2029. In the 2022-23 academic school year, 34 percent of undergraduate students received a Pell Grant.

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Engaging with the RGS collections

Living Geography

Here are details of the others: The first of the three projects, titled Making geography matter: opening up the Doreen Massey archive, is an Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC DTP-funded Doctoral Training Partnership and will support PhD research at The Open University, in partnership with the Society. Find out more and apply.

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Aging states to college graduates: We’ll pay you to stay

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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.

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