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It used to be a notoriously violent prison. Now it’s home to a first-of-its kind education program

The Hechinger Report

Being the first program the federal government authorized to use Pell Grants for incarcerated men put a spotlight on Humboldt’s work. But now he hopes his academic progress will bolster his case for parole in 2026. “I I had to train to be a student,” he said. Redwoods gives you the tools, but you use them at Humboldt.”

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In Japan, plummeting university enrollment forecasts what’s ahead for the U.S.

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That’s taken a dramatic toll on colleges and universities, with severe consequences for society and economic growth — a situation now also being faced by the United States, where the number of 18-year-olds has begun to drop in some states and soon will fall nationwide. million students, from 2010 through this year.

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What America can learn from Canada’s new ‘$10 a Day’ child care system

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They were notified that there was a spot for them in a nearby child care center that had recently signed on to a government-led initiative to lower parent fees to just $10 a day. Some continue to say the government should have no place in child care, arguing that it is a private responsibility. many lawmakers have balked at the cost.

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How a decline in community college students is a big problem for the economy

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Even if enrollment eventually rebounds, the interruption caused by the pandemic will be felt for years — coinciding with a hoped-for economic recovery — since that’s how long it usually takes students to complete credentials once they start them.

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One state uses data about job needs to help decide what colleges should teach

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Instead, many colleges and universities rely on outdated federal government data about employer needs, continue offering majors whose graduates can’t get work, take years to create new courses in subjects for which businesses have immediate openings , or ignore altogether the question of whether their programs are training students for jobs.

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Eclipsed by urban counterparts, rural nonwhites go to college at equally low rates

The Hechinger Report

But the opportunities and economic returns in rural industries such as agriculture, manufacturing and mining have been eroding.

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How a Megadam Disrupts the Flow of Water—and Money

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After two decades, the dam is expected to finally start generating electricity in 2025 and be fully operational in 2026. The 2000-megawatt Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Dam (SLHEP) is the flagship project of the government of Indias ambitious but highly contested plan to build 168 hydropower dams in the region.