Why colleges want a new kind of transcript

October 19, 2026 at 08:16 AM
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What You Need To Know

  • Colleges hope learning and employment records (LERs) can communicate learners' skills better than transcripts do.
  • The document plans to solve cracks in the job search, as AI makes résumés easier to mass-produce and manipulate.
  • States and nonprofits like AACRAO aim to create a common language between higher education and employers.