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eSchool News
The nation needs to engage more minorities and girls in computer science if it hopes to build a diverse and talented workforce — after all, great ideas and innovation don't lie exclusively within white men's brains. There has in recent years been a louder and more resounding call for girls to enter the coding world. This call is buoyed in large part by Computer Science Education Week, the Hour of Code, and extra-curricular coding groups for girls.
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Forbes (commentary)
Richard Vedder, a contributor for Forbes, writes: "I recently had an extraordinarily interesting conversation with Darrell Silver, the cofounder and CEO of Thinkful, a coding academy that currently has about 1,600 students. It is doing lots of innovative things, explaining why much of traditional higher education is struggling. It and other coding academies provide hope that our nation's future human capital needs can be fulfilled more efficiently and effectively than currently."
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EdSurge
Kindra Locklear was tuned in to CNN one day last fall when she came across a segment about a nonprofit organization that aims to close the gender gap in technology by teaching young girls to code. It struck a chord. Locklear works in the information technology department at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and sees first-hand how women are underrepresented in the field. An effort to bring more females into the field, she thought, might do her own community some good.
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The Unity Certified User certification is an entry-level credential that allows your students to get an amazing head start in creating interactive content for industries such as gaming, entertainment, automotive, AEC, and XR. Getting a Unity certification is the first step on a career path that pays. Learn More.
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Cafe Mom
Between the acronyms and the somewhat sudden shift in focus, it may seem like a fleeting educational trend, but the tenets of this educational concepts aren’t just fads. STEAM — which incorporates the arts — is a movement that will instill critical skills in our children to help prepare them not just for the workforce but for the many challenges they will face throughout their lives.
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Computer Weekly
Computer science degrees have the highest number of students dropping out, according to the latest figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency. The most recent figures available from Hesa, which cover the year 2016-2017, show that 9.8% of computer science undergraduates dropped out before completing their degree. Business and administrative studies saw the second highest dropout rate, at 7.4%. Engineering and technology degrees were the equal third most dropped out of, along with creative and arts, and mass communications and documentation, all at 7.2%.
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Business Insider
It's the secret weapon of every tired parent and babysitter looking for respite. No, it's not a coloring book, an iPad, or a TV. To keep a child (or an adult for that matter) busy and entertained for a couple hours, all you need to do is present them with a set of colorful Lego building blocks. The tried-and-true toy has been delighting kids and families for nearly 90 years, but not without going through some major improvements and changes over the course of its history.
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Edutopia
A 1970s-era study found that, when asked to draw a scientist, boys and girls drew males an astonishing 99.4 percent of the time. Looking at roughly 5,000 drawings collected between 1966 and 1977, researchers determined that "only 28 were of female scientists," as Edutopia reported in "50 Years of Children Drawing Scientists."
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Demand for skilled cybersecurity talent continues to outstrip supply, with estimates of 3.5 million unfilled positions by 2021. EC Council Associate, ECA, Certification is the starting point for a career in cybersecurity. ECA qualifies strengths, skills, and readiness of aspiring professionals, leading to a career in the highly lucrative Information Security industry. Click here to receive a free practice test voucher!
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EdScoop
Education leaders are applauding the Federal Communications Commission for proposing a new fund that will continue efforts to bring modern broadband service to rural communities. But they also expressed concerns over a separate proposal to limit funding for several other broadband initiatives.
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