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Report: How alternative pathways programs could accelerate employment for low-income adults

A new paper highlights how innovative education-to-employment programs can accelerate employment prospects for low-income adults.

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A new push for apprenticeships looks to address the skills gap in the U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump took an important step toward addressing the skills gap, signing the executive order ‘Expanding Apprenticeships in America’ in order to promote ...

The University of Michigan will use machine learning to score writing tests

A digital tool created by the University of Michigan will use machine learning to score a student’s writing submissions. The goal is to ease the ...

Wanted: Spanish content

Curriki, an online platform of K–12 open educational resources (OER), has opened a call for Spanish-language educators to publish their best Spanish-language teaching materials on their ...

The universities that academics believe excel in teaching and research

The latest edition of Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2017 rank the universities that academics believe excel in teaching and research. 

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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invests $5M to help more educators buy homes

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced is investing $5 million to help teachers buy homes. 

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Is Facebook testing an online learning platform?

A group of managers of Facebook groups that are listed as a class reported to have recently noticed a few updates in their group pages. ...

“Humanities must be a fundamental part of universities”

In an exclusive interview for the Observatory, Magdalena Merbilháa talks about the role of the humanities in the future of education, the new role of ...

Tec de Monterrey reaches the top 200 worldwide

Tecnológico de Monterrey reaches the 199th place in QS World University Rankings’ new edition, and it is positioned as the best private university in Mexico.

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Teclabs from Tecnológico de Monterrey is launching a new corporate accelerator to support Edtech startups

Teclabs EdTech accelerator seeks to accelerate companies on early stages improving, supporting and innovating education through technology.

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A new tool helps universities track cheating patterns in online programs

A new platform aims to help colleges measure their rate of online test-taking violations by drawing information from hundreds of thousands of university students across ...

Skill up now, pay later: one startup wants to change the paradigm of higher education

A San Francisco-based startup wants to reimagine college by offering a debt-free, one-year college alternative with a world-class education that prepares students for the jobs ...

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