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Talent Development

PRnewswire | July 27, 2023

StraighterLine, a creator of affordable, flexible and career-aligned postsecondary courses and credentials that serves over 150,000 learners per year, announced today the appointment of Allison Lesser as vice president of digital marketing. With a track record of successfully leading branding and digital and omni-channel marketing for education, consumer and media brands for more than 20 years, Lesser joins the company after spending more than a decade in branding, digital marketing and us...

Talent Development

Businesswire | May 17, 2023

Watermark, a leading provider of software solutions for higher education, announced today a strategic partnership with Lightcast, a global leader in labor market data, analytics, and expert guidance. This collaboration will empower higher education institutions to make better-informed strategic planning and program review decisions by seamlessly integrating labor market data directly into Watermark's Planning & Self-Study software. The partnership's goal is to bring ...

Study International | February 03, 2020

SAT or ACT scores used to be a stringent requirement to enter US universities, but many are doing away with this – moving towards test-optional policies instead. More and more colleges and universities are announcing that they will no longer require these scores for admission purposes, although students can still submit them. The main reason for going test-optional is to offer a fairer approach when it comes to considering applicants, as the scores do not accurately reflect a student&rsquo...

tulsa world | February 01, 2020

Walk into any school classroom these days and there are signs of the personalized education approach — students discussing ideas in small groups, teachers rotating among students to provide one-on-one instruction. The concept of personalized learning has been percolating for years in education circles, and yet, there can be some disagreement about what it is exactly. “It means different things to different people,” says J.P. Culley, head of school at Holland Hall. “But th...