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OPINION: Why school shutdowns are a disaster for science classes

The Hechinger Report

While pre-Ks, elementary schools and some schools for children with complex disabilities reopened in December, there is still no plan to reopen middle and high schools. Many other major school systems remain closed as well. jobs in the STEM sector are forecast to grow by 8 percent by 2028. In the U.S.,

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Too hot for school

The Hechinger Report

I’m also looking forward to an upcoming bond in 2028 when I think we’ll put a lot of these climate infrastructure projects on the ballot. Do you feel like your other school board members took you seriously? We have schools that are feeding America’s kids, schools are providing child care, they are agents of socialization.

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As EPA pulls back, advocates warn it’s schoolchildren who face the steepest risks

The Hechinger Report

Children are more susceptible to the harms from pollutants, and these pollutants are often happening right in the backyards of our schools, of our neighborhoods and our playgrounds. Air Products plans to start commercial operation in 2028 where an estimated 600,000 metric tons of hydrogen will be produced annually from methane gas.

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

The Hechinger Report

After graduating from high school last spring, with no desire to attend college, Pike couldnt resist the lure of Craig Station s starting hourly wage of up to $40 for maintenance workers on heavy mining equipment. We don’t all think about the source of our school funding every day. And I wont be in any debt.

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