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Educators, industry leaders collaborate on technology workforce training

Concerned about future workforce, industry works with educators to train students

A sea-change in high school curriculum is occurring. It’s happening because of an ever-changing Digital Age and a critical need for highly skilled technology workers. While elected leaders debate common core issues, collaborative efforts between public-sector educators and private-sector employers are resulting in major initiatives to enhance technology workforce training throughout the country. The changes cannot come […]

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Technology firms scramble to keep pace with education demands

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University classrooms are morphing into places most alumni would find strange. The days of traditional half-moon-shaped lecture halls with stadium-style seating for students is no longer in vogue. Students in today’s digital world demand much more. Sophisticated tech-savvy students want and expect unblemished, easy access to digital devices in classrooms and they want lots of […]

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Connect NC referendum could mean $2B in contracting opportunities

Private-sector contractors are eagerly awaiting the outcome March 15 of a North Carolina referendum (“Connect NC”) that could result in $1.35 billion in government contracting opportunities on the campuses of North Carolina public universities and community colleges. Voters in the Tar Heel State will decide a ballot issue that would allow the state to borrow […]

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The world had better be preparing now for Gen Z!

The generation that follows the millennials about to hit college age

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There have been thousands of stories written about millennials – how they work, what they expect from life, where they prefer to live, how unconcerned they are about owning a car and why they move from job to job.  We all know a lot about millennials because we’ve almost studied them to death. But now […]

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Global warming believer or not – no argument that classrooms hotter than ever

If you heard students and teachers complaining about the heat earlier this year…they’ve had good reason. Although winter has arrived in most of the country, providing a respite from the heat, the nation endured the hottest year on record. In October alone, the hottest temperatures in 136 years were recorded. Students and teachers in hot, […]

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Food trucks coming to campuses through public-private partnerships

New P3 trend involves restaurants, food service vendors, universities, school districts Sweeping national trends rarely originate in public school cafeterias or college dining halls. But, at least one did! On campuses nationwide, student lunches in noisy dining areas are becoming a thing of the past. Food trucks are now the new rage. Campuses that offer […]