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“No one wins with this hybrid simultaneous learning.”

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So how worried should educators be about all that time students spend staring at a Chromebook, iPad, or cellphone screen, especially if it's followed by hours of television or video games?

Research & Commentary: Education Saving Account Program Would Be Timely and Much-Needed Compliment to Louisiana’s Education Choice Programs April 15, 2021 Program Would Be Open To Children In Foster Care And The Children Of Active Duty Military Members Legislation introduced in the Louisiana House of Representatives would establish an Education Savings Account (ESA) Program open to any K–12 student who is the child of an active duty military service member, or in foster care, or “was enro...

To Build Back Better, Job Quality Is the Key The United States has a problem—too few quality jobs. This problem contributes to a variety of national ills, from low productivity to poor health, to fractured politics and divisions within society. Low job quality has disproportionately negative effects on women workers and workers of color, contributing significantly to earnings and wealth gaps across demographic groups. In “To Build Back Better, Job Quality is the Key,” Maureen Conway (The ...

Some states train jobless for post-pandemic workforce Aaron Huntley quit a job as a fast food manufacturer for training as a welder. Renato Queiroz used to be a catering manager for a hotel in Newport, Rhode Island, a historic town known for its yachts and Gilded Age mansions. “I dealt with a lot of weddings,” he said recently. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit, and Queiroz, 31, decided to quit the floundering hospitality industry and try something new. He enrolled in a free community colle...

Then the coronavirus pandemic hit, and Queiroz, 31, decided to quit the floundering hospitality industry and try something new. He enrolled in a free community college course that trains people to use chemical processing equipment. Now he’s looking for manufacturing jobs and plans to earn a bachelor’s degree. “Going through this program opened up a different world for me,” he said. Amid high unemployment, governors and legislatures are spending some federal coronavirus relief dollars on...

Some States Use Pandemic Relief Funds to Train Workers At least nine states are using short-term training programs to help combat the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. But some experts want to fund community colleges to improve the payoff. Sophie Quinton, Stateline.org   |   December 15, 2020   |  Analysis (TNS) — Renato Queiroz used to be a catering manager for a hotel in Newport, R.I., a historic town known for its y...

Some States Train Jobless for Post-Pandemic Workforce At least nine states are paying for short-term training. by Sophie Quinton, Stateline.org / December 15, 2020 A factory engineer controls a robotic machine that sorts products. Shutterstock/Sergphotocool (TNS) — Renato Queiroz used to be a catering manager for a hotel in Newport, R.I., a historic town known for its yachts and Gilded Age mansions. “I dea...

What if you could earn college credit for stuff you already know? sounds pretty great, right? well, our next guest says its not just a good idea. its an economic necessity. by 2018, more than 60% of u.s. job openings will require some kind of postsecondary education which means those without training or degrees beyond high school are getting squeezed out. but at the same time, that needed degree is getting harder and harder to afford. joining us now is kevin carrie, the director of the education...