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A 21st Century Education – Technology Not Required
This post originally ran in February 2017. We are rerunning it because of its relevance to the discussion we should be having about what post-pandemic
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Relationships + meaningful work -> engagement -> learning
I’m pleased to refer our readers over to a recent opinion piece by journalism professors Andrea Gabor and Vera Haller at CUNY’s Baruch College in
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Google and our education caste system
Google, with much fanfare, recently announced “three new Google Career Certificates in the high-paying, high-growth career fields of Data Analytics, Project Management, and User Experience
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Lessons from Michigan’s Hot 50 jobs
Michigan’s Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives recently released their 2018-2028 employment projections by occupation and industry. Also released was their Michigan’s Hot
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High-density, high-amenity neighborhoods are not going away
As we explored in my last post from the beginning of our republic there has been predictions of the coming demise of high-density big cities.
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Remote Learning Projects at Out-of-School Programs
One thing we have learned as we’ve met with people across the state of Michigan about the need to reform education so that students are