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Outschool On Tailoring Subscription To Online Children’s Education

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The internet has consequently become an essential part of the educational experience for many young learners. One online learning platform working to meet this demand is Outschool , a San Francisco-based educational subscription marketplace providing thousands of online classes on a wide variety of subjects — with a twist.

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Goodhart’s Law Explains School Decay

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Everywhere in education, you see incentives at work. The incentives, though, are so far removed from the actual goals of education that they produce perverse results. . We observe this again and again in education. Goodhart’s Law is usually stated, “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.”

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Feb 4-5)

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Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the SEC has issued a risk alert outlining Reg BI-related deficiencies discovered during recent examinations of broker-dealers, from dual-registered advisors not clearly communicating whether they were acting as a commission-based (..)

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#FA Success Ep 383: Leveraging YouTube Videos To Organically Grow 9X To $750M In Just 5 Years, With Troy Sharpe

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What's unique about Troy, though, is how his firm's emphasis on driving organic growth through a multi-pronged marketing strategy, including a radio show, in-person seminars, and most substantively and scalably, a YouTube channel, that has allowed the firm to grow its AUM from $85 million to $750 million during just the past 5 years.

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#FA Success Ep 359: Building A Financial Planning Assessment To Show Clients Progress And Value Over Time, With Eric Miller

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What's unique about Eric, though, is how he leverages a custom-built financial planning assessment he calls their Financial Prosperity Index, which he gives to both prospective and ongoing current clients so that they can better understand their financial health, target the financial planning domains where clients need the most help, and even more (..)

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Aligning Your Philanthropic Operating Model with Your Goals

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Communication is a key function for think tanks, which are typically focused on disseminating findings on complex issues to diverse audiences. Similar to other archetypes, Field Builders rely on a robust communications function. Designers leverage internal expertise to design programs and approaches.

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12 Best Paying Jobs in Finance in 2023

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment numbers for Financial Managers are expected to rise by 17% over the next decade , faster than the average for all occupations. Employment numbers for Financial Managers are expected to rise by 17% over the next decade, faster than the average for all occupations. Communication Skills.

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