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WANT A WHITE-COLLAR CAREER WITHOUT COLLEGE DEBT? BECOME AN APPRENTICE In health care, financial services, software development — even law — apprenticeships are offering an alternative to paying college tuition. ‘A New U: Faster + Cheaper Alternatives to College’ A Q&A with Ryan Craig, investor and author of a new book about the changing landscape for education and training credentials and the implications for traditional higher education. The ‘last mile’ in education and training After graduating from college in 1994, I spent a few years at McKinsey & Co. — a young kid in an ill-fitting suit naively but energetically attempting to convince experienced and jaded managers to do their jobs differently. Tiber Health wants to solve the world's doctor shortage While it may look unassuming, with its campus bordered by empty lots, low slung buildings, auto body shops and the freeway, Ponce Health Sciences University is ground zero for an experiment in education that could radically... Free Market Can Deliver Free College Remember paying your broker $200 a trade? Higher education is at that stage today.
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Venture capital gets behind international education loans

May 13, 2023
This week investment bank Goldman Sachs announced a partnership with US-based fintech provider MPOWER Financing to open up a new US$150 million financing facility for educational loans.
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Medical school rankings need a new metric: economic mobility index

Feb 2, 2023
What are the attributes of a great medical school? U.S. News & World Report's ranking system says the best American medical schools score high in areas that include the quality of the school's curriculum (based on the opinions of deans, school administrators, and hospital residency directors); grade-point averages...
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How Companies Can Drive Workforce Diversity Despite Affirmative Action...

Feb 1, 2023
Established as a means of fostering more inclusion in education, affirmative action has drastically increased enrollment of underrepresented students, helping to reduce systemic barriers and grant more access...
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Trailblazer: Adam Markowitz, CEO of security platform Drata

Feb 1, 2023
Drata CEO and Co-founder Adam Markowitz discusses his time working as an engineer on the Space Shuttle programme, and the importance of trust
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14 Technology Predictions for Higher Education in 2023

Jan 31, 2023
How will technologies and practices like artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, digital transformation, and change management impact colleges and universities this year? Here's what the experts told us.
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Packback Adds AI-Generated Writing Detection Feature

Jan 12, 2023
To combat academic dishonesty, an ed-tech company that makes AI-based software tools for moderating discussions and essay feedback is giving them the ability to flag writing that was generated by an AI such as ChatGPT.
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Instructure Acquires Ed Tech Evaluation Company LearnPlatform

Jan 12, 2023
Instructure has acquired LearnPlatform, an ed tech company that provides real-time, evidence-based data on the effectiveness of digital ed programs chosen by universities and K-12 schools.
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Instructure Acquires LearnPlatform, Adding Evidence-Based EdTech Application...

Dec 17, 2022
LearnPlatform empowers educators and their organizations to evaluate and manage digital learning products to improve student outcomes
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Top Hat is Acquiring Aktiv Learning to Transform STEM Education at Scale

Dec 15, 2022
The addition significantly expands Top Hat's reach and leadership as the modern course engagement platform for higher education.
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Predictive Analytics Can Boost Medical School Diversity

Dec 3, 2022
The MCAT isn't the only tool to evaluate future physician success
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