by Volta Learning Group | Jul 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
On a recent webinar, respected higher education practitioners, policymakers and researchers discussed and debated the future of higher education. As is so often the case in such discussions, the speakers presented the issue as a choice, pitting shorter-term,...
by Kris Clerkin | Jul 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
Lack of child care and partial school openings may prevent many people from returning to work this fall in factories, stores, and offices. Reinventing Child Care in Massachusetts, a webinar series presented by the University of Massachusetts Boston Institute for...
by Kate Kazin | Jun 29, 2020 | Admin, Backward design, Competency-based Education (CBE), Future of work, Higher Ed Policy, Reimagining higher education, Uncategorized
I cringe a little when I hear the phrase, much bandied about these days: “don’t waste a good crisis.” It seems altogether too crass, too flippant for the painful times we are living in, now defined by the deadly confluence of racism, pandemic, and unemployment. Even...
by Kris Clerkin | Jun 11, 2020 | Community Colleges, Covid-19, Workforce Development
After months of record-breaking and spirit-crushing unemployment, the US has officially entered a recession. But while endless articles have been published on the dire consequences for four-year schools and “traditional” students, not enough attention has been paid to...
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