Across the United States, students are now looking to community colleges for training in jobs related to climate change solutions. These include wind and solar energy, electrification, and protecting water and farmland.
Adoption has started as employers and students place more value on skills. Meanwhile, plans for free, open-source wallet technology are picking up steam. In 2004, a then 22-year-old Timothy Summers received a small, laminated copy of his college diploma. “There’s this idea of having your journey, and it’s yours you own it, have it in your pocket and can take it out and tell your story,” he said. Two decades later, Summers wanted to instill that same sense of ownership in students at Arizona State University. So he spent years and raised millions of dollars to build ASU Pocket, a digital credentials wallet that holds a student’s transcript, certificates and other badges.
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Story at a glance Gen Z is disappointed with their parents’ money management. A new WalletHub survey found that 34 percent of Gen Zers do not think their parents set a good financial example for them. This has contributed to Gen Z feeling insecure about their own ability to manage their finances —…