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Why your school needs to adopt curricula in computer and information sciences

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Degrees and subsequent jobs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) have long been praised as lucrative and safe pathways for students looking to enroll at a college or university. However, there is one subset of this group that stands out in popularity and workforce prowess: computer and data science.

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The Intersection of Art and Technology: A Journey from the 1960s to Today

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The Beginnings: Cybernetics and Art in the UK In the late 1960s, a groundbreaking shift occurred in the UK’s art scene as artists began to integrate computers and artificial intelligence into their creative processes. Cybernetics, a science concerned with communication and control theory, played a crucial role.

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The 5 subjects proven to give undergrads the best wage premium

University Business

Despite declining higher education enrollment rates beginning in 2010, undergraduate degrees in engineering and computer science are continuing to see substantial growth most likely due to the high lifetime wage earnings they promise, according to a new study published by Sage Journals. ” Researchers analyzed survey data from 5.8

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Report: Almost Half of High School Students Use AI for Schoolwork

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High school students are divided on whether they should use generative AI tools for school, and most of those who did found errors in what these tools produced, according to a new report from ACT. Writing in language arts was why most students used AI tools (66%), followed by social studies (49%), according to the survey.

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AHERIAL POLITE

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Aherial Polite Aherial Polite has been appointed dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Augusta Technical College in Augusta, Georgia. She served as served as the department chair of chemistry, physics, and nuclear technology at Aiken Technical College.

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Nonprofit Group Offers to Renovate and Build Charter Schools in Philly

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

String Theory Schools (STS), an education management nonprofit group, is looking to help Philadelphia’s educational system through a $1 billion offer to fix up the city’s schools and build new ones. It's really about the communities that want to build schools." Edmunds (K-8). identified as Black or African American, 32.6%

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Senegalese int’l school gets edtech boost

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A new partnership between international school Dakar Academy Central and Discovery Education will allow teachers to use technology to teach students and further advance their interests in STEM, it has been announced. Established in 1961 as the first international and Christian school in Dakar , the capital of Senegal.