Education Technology

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Education

The opportunities and risks of K-12 student placement algorithms

Matt Kasman and Jon Valant

Thursday, February 28, 2019

External Article

Tablet computers in Philippine public schools: school-level factors that influence technology management and use

Esther Care, Jedaiah Joel Lumagbas, Wally R. Smith, and Claire Scoular

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

How to improve cybersecurity career and technical education

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Why we need to rethink education in the artificial intelligence age

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Reports

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Workforce Development

The role of AI in education and the changing US workforce

Elizabeth Mann Levesque

Thursday, October 18, 2018

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Education in Developing Nations

Toward data-driven education systems: Insights into using information to measure results and manage change

Samantha Custer, Elizabeth M. King, Tamar Manuelyan Atinc, Lindsay Read, and Tanya Sethi

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Technology & Innovation

Digitalization and the American workforce

Mark Muro, Sifan Liu, Jacob Whiton, and Siddharth Kulkarni

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Education

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Promises and pitfalls of online education

Eric Bettinger and Susanna Loeb

Friday, June 9, 2017

Blog Posts

Howard Jackson, a Liberian migrant, attends a law class at a university in the Andalusian capital of Seville, southern Spain March 8, 2016. Jackson escaped civil war and spent three years crossing Africa before reaching Spain. Dressed up in one of his more than 200 costumes, from Peter Pan to Little Red Riding Hood, he is a well-known figure at an intersection entering the Spanish city of Seville where he has sold tissues to motorists for over a decade. Jackson is studying law and wants to become a judge. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo SEARCH "MIGRANT JACKSON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES - GF10000350822

Education Plus Development

Top 6 trends in higher education

Emal Dusst and Rebecca Winthrop

Thursday, January 10, 2019

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How do you scale spirit?

Chavi Jain, Moitshepi Matsheng, and Jenny Perlman Robinson

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

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TechTank

The 21st century digital workplace makes mathematics inescapable

Makada Henry-Nickie

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

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Events

Development Seminar | No free lunch: Using technology to improve the efficacy of school feeding programmes

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Tiffin Talks @ Brookings India | What is the state of Aadhaar?

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The role of innovation in reaching the Education Commission’s goals

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