Northland College needs $12M to stay open, officials say

Dive Brief:  Northland College, a private nonprofit institution in Wisconsin, is attempting to raise $12 million by early April to stay open beyond this academic year, it announced Monday.  The environmentally focused liberal arts college is staring down insufficient resources and will be forced to close after the spring term if it doesn’t secure the…

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Independent contractor rule takes effect

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. Department of Labor’s independent contractor final rule went into effect Monday, after businesses scrambled last week to have it enjoined or halted through a preliminary injunction.  DOL announced the final rule in January, more than…

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Can microcredentialing help address teacher shortages?

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. As the need surges for teachers with multilingual instructional skills, the University of California, Los Angeles’ ExcEL Leadership Academy developed a microcredentialing program to help educators equip themselves with the necessary tools to serve multilingual learners.  With…

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