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WGU Report: Health Care Job Postings Still Dominate the Rural Pacific Northwest and Mountain West; The Number of Rural Stem Positions Is Significantly Rising

Western Governors University’s Northwest Regional team, in partnership..

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Workforce options have changed in rural areas since the pandemic

Western Governors University recently concluded a study which delved ...

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The Relevancy of Competency-Based Education

For decades, calls to transform education have revolved around a few...

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Shifting Winds: Examining Employment Trends in Rural Northwest Regions

In the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West, the rural community is...

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Paper™ acquires MajorClarity to Create a Comprehensive Career & College Readiness Platform

Paper™, the leading Educational Support System (ESS), today announced ..

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The Job: More Stability for Nurses

Nursing colleges transition to competency-based education, which ...

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Emergency Grants Help Students Stay in College

Financial concerns continue to be a leading cause of why students are...

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ASC Receives $750k Grant to Establish Emergency Funds for AmeriCorps Members

The grant builds on a pilot project over the past two years that the ...

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GoCoach Relaunches as SkillCycle to Address Large Gap in HR Tech Landscape

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New year, same challenge: 3 ways to increase belonging and engagement in 2023

As higher ed administrators, faculty, and other stakeholders settle ....

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WGU's College of Information Technology Adopts InScribe's Digital Community Platform, Empowering Online Students to Connect, Share, and Problem Solve

InScribe, which delivers game-changing digital community solutions...

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Why Competency Based Education?

Education has no shortage of challenges. The quality of education—...

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Higher ed has 7 ‘wicked’ problems. Here’s how leaders can solve them

What is a “wicked problem”? When it comes to higher ed, they are ...

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Solving Higher Education's Wicked Problems

WGU Labs End of Year Impact Report 2022

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The Biggest Challenges Facing Higher Education Are Those of Student Belonging. EdTech Can Help.

Going to college symbolizes so much more than access to a quality ...

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Beam raises $6.4M to help citizens access safety net funds

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Common App expands program that offers automatic admission to students

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Strategies from Dr. Geoffrey Cohen for Building Student Belonging

WGU Labs offers learning design and development services tailored to ...

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ECMC Group Leads Clusiv’s $2.25M Seed Round to Improve Employment Outcomes for the Visually Impaired

Seeking to support impact-driven, early-stage postsecondary education ..

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The Accelerator at WGU Labs Invests in Platform for the Blind or Visually Impaired

The Accelerator at WGU Labs has invested in a platform for the blind...

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Bringing in The Competency-Based Education Experts: Is it Right for Your Institution?

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Bringing in The Competency-Based Education Experts: Is it Right for Your Institution?

WGU Labs offers learning design and development services tailored to ...

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Student Survey Finds Online Learning Experiences Improving

Year-over-year data suggests students are becoming more comfortable ....

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How Unmudl Is Making The Path to Opportunity Less Opaque

Lifelong learning and career success means people must continually ....

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A Call for Collaboration: To Design Equitable Learning Experiences, We Must Work Together

As much progress as there has been in DEI training, it’s too broad for..