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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Paula Krebs Report on English Majors’ Career Preparation and Outcomes draws on findings from a number of different sources, including the Hamilton Project, the National Humanities Alliance, the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, and Humanities Indicators.

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Report: Student Interest in Pursuing Careers in Education on the Decline, But Enrollment in Intro Teaching Courses Rises

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Today’s high school students are showing less interest in pursuing careers in education, and teachers in the profession are feeling burnt out and underpaid, according to a new report from the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). In those two states, on average, education-related subjects are the sixth most popular intended major.

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Former K-12 Teacher Voted AERA President-Elect

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Winn has been elected to a leadership post at the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Scott is a professor and the Birgeneau Distinguished Chair in Educational Disparities at the University of California, Berkeley in the School of Education. She has been an active member of AERA since 2000.

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Driving Global Economic Success Through Diversity and Prosperity in STEM Education

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Multiple academic studies have demonstrated that encouraging children to pursue a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) career gives them a distinct business advantage later in life. Unfortunately, STEM education is currently facing challenges that could affect the success of skilled students around the globe.

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Embedding Learning Styles and Neurodiversity to Educate the Workforce of Today and Tomorrow

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From a cultural perspective, Jocson (2018) determined that ethnographic application supports racially and cultural and minority student learning. Implications for practice, research, and policy toward the future of education highlight the importance of connecting academics to workforce development (Jocson, 2018).

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HBCUs: Catalysts for Economic Empowerment and Community Growth

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For over 150 years, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have not only been sites of academic excellence but also powerful economic engines in their local and regional communities, leaving a lasting mark on the nation's landscape. Dr. Levon T. billion to their local and regional economies. million per state.

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Embedding Learning Styles and Neurodiversity to Educate the Workforce of Today and Tomorrow

Faculty Focus

From a cultural perspective, Jocson (2018) determined that ethnographic application supports racially and cultural and minority student learning. Implications for practice, research, and policy toward the future of education highlight the importance of connecting academics to workforce development (Jocson, 2018).