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

The Hechinger Report

What does the declining birthrate mean for elementary, middle and high schools across the country? percent fewer public school students a decade from now. Economic uncertainty apparently has this side effect.) Full high school projections extend further through 2028 in the WICHE data. million in 2019.

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

The Hechinger Report

But students aren’t the only ones who lose out from a one-size-fits-all high school approach. A startling 3 million skilled trades jobs will sit unfilled by 2028. Other states would do well to learn from the Massachusetts vocational-technical school model. So does the U.S.

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Coal plants are closing. For some schools, that means lost revenue and fewer jobs for graduates

The Hechinger Report

By the time Moffat Countys current class of high school freshmen graduate, in 2028, the utility company that owns Craig Station will shutter its remaining mines and coal-burning units. His advisers, both teachers who stayed throughout his time in high school, introduced students to topics ranging from wood shop to wildlife management.

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