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In the Baltics, 85 millimeters separate East from West

Strange Maps

mi) of the Rail Baltica route, now under construction – underlining the economic benefits that will be realised when the connection goes live, from 2030. Total measurable socio-economic benefits have been estimated at €16.2 But their railway network is still stuck in Soviet times.

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COLUMN: ‘We want every major to be a climate major’

The Hechinger Report

Steelman is advocating for fluency for all undergraduates by 2028, she said, but “We’re working through a committee process and we’ll see what sticks.” Allowing each school to find its own way, rather than mandating a shift to climate content by fiat, will take time.

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OPINION: Often overlooked vocational-tech schools provide great solutions to student debt, labor shortages

The Hechinger Report

A startling 3 million skilled trades jobs will sit unfilled by 2028. Importing what the Bay State does right could allow leaders to slash student college debt and reduce the shortage of skilled workers in key economic sectors. But students aren’t the only ones who lose out from a one-size-fits-all high school approach. So does the U.S.

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The number of public school students could fall by more than 8% in a decade

The Hechinger Report

Economic uncertainty apparently has this side effect.) Fertility rates have continued to decline since, despite the economic recovery, and WICHE predicts the number of first graders will fall by more than 330,000 to 3.6 Full high school projections extend further through 2028 in the WICHE data. million students in 2028.

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Could Michigan’s Cost-Sharing Approach to Child Care Be Scaled Nationwide?

ED Surge

In the event of an economic downturn, many employers worry the program would be among the first to go. Tri-Share is projected to reach 7,500 children across 5,000 households statewide by 2028, according to a five-year plan released by the Michigan Women’s Commission. There have been other hangups.

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Meet the New Editorial Team for the American Political Science Review (APSR)

Political Science Now

We will be reminded every day that this is your journal and that the prosperity of the discipline of political science is our overarching goal.” The new editorial team begins their editorship of the APSR on June 1, 2024, and their term runs through May 31, 2028. She also serves as Provost of Earl Warren College.