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DEBT WITHOUT DEGREE: The human cost of college debt that becomes “purgatory”

The Hechinger Report

By 2025, more than 60 percent of Georgia jobs will require some kind of post-secondary education, and now only 45 percent of the state’s young adults meet that criterion. Students who withdraw are also much more likely to default on their loans; dropouts make up two-thirds of defaults nationwide. It’s a significant problem.”.

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OPINION: Higher Education needs to get comfortable with trial and error

The Hechinger Report

Grand challenges facing society, like social mobility, sustainability, equity and the preservation of democracy, grow in complexity and urgency each day. We’ve seen that clearly when it comes to student success — and, ultimately, social and economic mobility. Along the way, we’ve learned some hard-earned lessons.

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HE Challenges: Fast changing digital teaching methods

Neo LMS

According to UNESCO, global demand for higher education is expected to grow from 100 million students currently to 250+ million by 2025. They expect the same flexibility, mobility and always-on services they get with everything from travel and entertainment, also from educational providers. Skills gap.

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