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3 global early ed trends to watch this year

The Hechinger Report

The curriculum is part of a larger movement to expand early childhood offerings in the country, including building hundreds of new public early learning programs by 2030 and creating more teacher training programs. billion euros by 2030 to help parents pay for child care. New Jersey Gov.

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OPINION: How schools can find common ground in an era of education wars

The Hechinger Report

And traditional public schools are facing increased competition from charter schools and independent schools. At the same time, McKinsey & Company estimates that automation and artificial intelligence will displace between 400 and 800 million jobs globally by 2030.

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

The Hechinger Report

The organization predicts the number of high school graduates to help colleges plan for the number of students in the future. But in order to predict high school graduates, WICHE’s statisticians also projected student enrollments for first grade through 2020 to 12th grade through 2030. When schools close — forever.

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Education can be the great equalizer, but it isn’t yet

The Hechinger Report

In a noble attempt to level the education playing field, in October a Maryland state panel, known as the Kirwan Commission, voted to recommend a new funding formula that calls for spending to increase by $4 billion per year by 2030. About a third of that increase, $1.2 billion per year — 37 percent more than it currently spends.

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