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As enrollment falls and colleges close, a surprising number of new ones are opening

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Demand for workers in solar is expected to nearly double by 2030, according to an industry census. The number of workers needed in the offshore wind energy industry will also nearly double, by 2025 , to 589,000, and increase to 868,000 by 2030, the consulting firm Rystad Energy estimates.

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COLUMN: The world is waking up to education’s essential role in climate solutions

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Aruch outlines a broad group of mindsets and competencies that ideally are part of high-quality climate education: civic and political engagement; social and environmental justice; innovation and entrepreneurship; networks and communication — telling stories and building alliances; and systems thinking, understanding how all of this is connected.

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Where education systems stumble, grassroots groups step in to raise success rates

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A grassroots coalition of business and civic leaders came together with a resolve to fix these problems by alternately helping and compelling educators to greatly improve their results. Their goal: for 75,000 Mobile residents to earn new degrees by 2030. It’s stronger than a suggestion. It’s stronger than a suggestion.

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In one country, women now outnumber men in college by two to one

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It matters for employment stability and civic engagement. To eliminate what the government calls “extreme gender imbalance,” universities in Scotland are working toward a 2030 target to make sure that no discipline has more than three-quarters of its students of one gender. You’re more likely to live longer.