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A Kayak for Credentials

Oct 19, 2017
Ambitious project to create public database of wage data and other information about all postsecondary credentials seeks to help students and employers know more about what's expected in academic and job-training programs.
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Existing Investors Back Galvanize's Continued Business Growth in Technology...

Oct 19, 2017
Company's Increasing Share of Enterprise Customers and Growing Consumer Sector Attracts $7 Million
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These Companies Will Pay You to Learn Your Job

Oct 19, 2017
Before hiring employees full-time, firms enroll them in training that can take almost a year; 'most people don't come out of undergrad the perfect salesperson'
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Santa Clara U Takes E-Portfolios Campuswide

Oct 18, 2017
In an effort to boost the use of e-portfolios and provide an ongoing platform for student reflection, Santa Clara University is rolling out Portfolium e-portfolio and assessment software campuswide. The software will be integrated...
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MissionU offers unique tuition plan for its new 12-month program

Oct 13, 2017
Americans owe a staggering $1.3 trillion in student loans, but a new San Francisco-based training program is tackling the issue of college grad debt with a unique business model: no tuition upfront. In this week's Sunday Spotlight, NBC's Jo Ling Kent meets the founder of MissionU and hears from students enrolled in the program.
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Skills, Competencies and Credentials

Oct 11, 2017
As Gallagher (2016a, p. xv) points out, universities, as well as offering an education, also deliver degree certificates to those students who successfully complete their studies. Along with this credential, a student receives a transcript that indicates the grade achieved (usually in the form of a grade point average) together with...
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Bronx-Born Man Helps Organize Planes Filled with Generators, Politicians...

Oct 5, 2017
One man who lives in Puerto Rico is proving the power of networking can go a long way when it comes to helping those in need.
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SOLVING AMERICA'S STUDENT DEBT PROBLEM WITH EDTECH

Oct 5, 2017
It's no secret that the cost of a college education in the United States has soared over the last several decades. As of September 2017, about 44 million Americans collectively owe over $1.45 trillion in student loan debt. The need to create more affordable methods...
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Can a 20-Minute Test Tell Employers What a College Degree Cannot?

Oct 5, 2017
Some companies and education groups think so. A spate of attempts to assess job readiness offers a new challenge to the value of higher education.
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Hurricane stresses Puerto Rico's already weak health system

Oct 5, 2017
Martin Lopez was shot in the hand last Saturday by two thieves who made off with his precious cans of gas in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. He was rushed to Centro Medico, a trauma center in the Puerto Rican capital where in ordinary times he would be quickly...
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