In this edition: Virgin Hyperloop's test ride, private 5G networks and plant-based milk built by AI. |
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| PHOTO: ANDREW MYERS FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
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📅 🚕 Join us for the next installment of The Future of Everything Festival. Urban populations are set to swell in the coming decades, and city leaders are looking to ambitious infrastructure projects to accommodate how residents will move around. Hear from Sarah Meyer, chief customer officer of New York City Transit, Lime CEO Wayne Ting, and Jay Walder, CEO of Virgin Hyperloop, about the future of transportation. Meet us online on Nov. 19 at 12:30 p.m. ET. Register here. |
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| ILLUSTRATION: BRIAN STAUFFER |
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Is This the End of College as We Know It? For millions of Americans, getting a four-year degree no longer makes sense. Here’s what could replace it. |
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| PHOTO: EVAN JENKINS FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
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| ILLUSTRATION: GABRIEL SILVEIRA |
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The $2 Trillion Question: How to Spend on Education. Getting a college degree is no longer the only—or smartest—way to invest in human capital. Those who think more broadly will prosper in the years ahead, writes columnist Greg Ip. Plus, experts weigh in on how to get better returns, from early childhood to on-the-job training. |
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| PHOTO: NICK HAGEN FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
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| ILLUSTRATION: BRIAN STAUFFER |
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The New M.B.A.: Flexible, Cheaper and Lifelong. Harvard’s and Columbia’s business schools are starting to add certificates and 'lifelong learning' to their programs, a shift that could transform business education in the years ahead. |
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Nine Ideas to Improve College. WSJ readers offer predictions and suggestions for how higher education will change, from perfecting remote classes to new revenue models for schools. |
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Last week, we reported on a new crop of pilot programs seeking to recruit and retain teachers of color. Readers shared their thoughts: "I started school in 1965, in East Orange, N.J. I am white, and I remember my classes being about 50-50 Black and white. My neighborhood was mixed, though we didn't mingle much. My second-grade teacher was Black. She was by far the best teacher I had in grade school. She didn't comment; she just led by example. It's not only important for children of color to have teachers of color. It's important for all of us to be exposed, at a young age, to diversity in teachers, doctors, clergy, police and everything else. And to respect everyone who does his or her job with integrity." —Sharon Capone, New Jersey "Being a former teacher, then business owner and chairman of the school board of a large district, I am now convinced school vouchers so that students can choose their schools is by far the best answer to improve education." —Frank Kolendich, Montana (Responses have been condensed and edited.) |
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Private 5G Networks Are Bringing Bandwidth Where Carriers Aren’t (Read) Plant-Based Milk, Built by Machine Learning, Hits Whole Foods Shelves (Read) Artificial Intelligence Shows Potential to Gauge Voter Sentiment (Read) Virgin Hyperloop Completes First Human Test (🎬Watch) |
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Thanks for reading. I'm Leigh Kamping-Carder, the deputy editor of The Future of Everything. Follow me on Twitter @Leigh_KC, and reach me by email at leigh.kamping-carder@wsj.com. See more from The Future of Everything at wsj.com/foe. |
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