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Instructure to Buy Parchment, a Credentialing Platform
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No Calculus? No Problem at Caltech
With many high school students lacking access to key STEM classes, Caltech and other technology-focused institutions are exploring admissions alternatives.
University of Texas System Bets Big on Microcredentials
The system, with about 250,000 students, has teamed up with microcredential provider Coursera in its largest partnership yet, which will get students credentialed by tech giants including Meta, IBM and Google.
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Will ‘Apprenticeship Degrees’ Come to America?
The emergence of prestigious “degree apprenticeships” in the United Kingdom has implications for the future of higher ed in the U.S., Joe E. Ross writes.
‘America’s Hidden Economic Engines’
A new book from the Harvard Project on Workforce paints community colleges as pivotal for economic prosperity. The book’s editors and a community college president discuss why.
What Should Badges Add to the Curriculum? Nothing!
Instead, digital badges should enhance and highlight the value of what students are already learning, Aysegul Timur, Clay Motley, Glenn Whitehouse, Shawn Felton and Dave Jaeger write.
College Going Is Changing; We Need Better Data
As demand for short-term credentials rises, we need better, more systematic data on the return on investment, Joe May and Mark Schneider write.