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Some colleges have an answer for students questioning the value of higher ed: work-based learning

The Hechinger Report

By the time she walks across the stage at Drexel University’s commencement ceremony in 2027, Natelauri will have spent 11 years of her life – and a lot of money – on higher education, including seven years at the Community College of Philadelphia, working part-time toward an associate degree in business.

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OPINION: The pandemic wiped out decades of progress for preschoolers. It’s time to get them back on track

The Hechinger Report

Timelines range from California’s ambitious pledge to fully offer universal preschool by 2025 and Michigan’s goal of 2027 to states with indefinite schedules to reach all children. In California, Illinois, Michigan and New Jersey, governors put forward the new initiatives.

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World’s largest solar project will send Australian energy to Singapore

Strange Maps

For one, SunCable — the company backed by the charismatic tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes that is developing AAPowerLink — is still waiting on a Final Investment Decision, slated for 2027, before breaking ground. Also, around 99% of the solar panels deployed in Australia today are imported, mostly from China.

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Like it or not, Trump is the next president — Now, here’s how he can improve higher ed

The Hechinger Report

We need to pull together and galvanize the recommendations of our higher education leadership into real, positive policy change for our public universities. Related: Polls: Americans increasingly mistrustful of college costs, leadership, and value. Once that happens, higher education will indeed be a federalized institution.