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Seeking Solutions to Strengthen Career Pathways

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Team NEO, in its 2019 Aligning Opportunities Report, zeroes in on the talent shortage facing three sectors of the economy — IT, manufacturing, and healthcare. Department of Education. Our region has a large healthcare industry with a significantly unmet employment demand exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. Partnering with high schools that serve predominantly Latino students reinforces accessibility. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.

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Why growing demand doesn’t guarantee success for cybersecurity programs

EAB

Our Professional and Adult Education Forum researchers also analyzed top programs' structure and curriculum to identify what you would need to offer to compete. This asynchronous modality enables adult learners to balance their existing personal and professional obligations with their program requirements. 2019 – Oct.

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Adult learners’ application behavior is changing—here’s how

EAB

This marks the first time respondents have listed financial aid and scholarships as their top criteria since we began surveying adult learners in 2019. And about half (49.5%) of surveyed students indicated they are willing to spend no more than $15,000 annually on their education.

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How can you better support adult learners who are parents or guardians?

EAB

Between 2004 and 2019, the number of public 2- and 4-year schools offering childcare services declined by 17 and 10 percentage points , respectively. Amid this concerning landscape, there are encouraging signs of progress towards ensuring equitable access to education.

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How can you better support adult learners who are parents or guardians?

EAB

Between 2004 and 2019, the number of public 2- and 4-year schools offering childcare services declined by 17 and 10 percentage points , respectively. Amid this concerning landscape, there are encouraging signs of progress towards ensuring equitable access to education.

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Just Knowledge: my GO-GN Fellowship project

Catherine Cronin

Green Sod Ireland works with local communities, raising awareness of the health, educational, social, economic and environmental benefits of caring for the land and its biodiversity.” Green Sod Ireland develops and deliversprimary, secondary and adult education programmes and resources – all relating to ecological education.

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