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11 hours agoHouse Hearing Highlights Potential of Skills Transcripts
Republicans and Democrats showed rare agreement in a House committee meeting on Wednesday, putting their support behind digital skills transcripts that they say will make the economy more efficient and make education more skills-centered. "This is a game changer," said Rep. Burgess Owens, the Utah Republican who chairs the subcommittee. The hearing shined a spotlight on the wonky world of learning and employment records, or LERs, and explored how to ensure they are available nationwide.