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

The Hechinger Report

At a time when other higher education institutions are closing or merging because of a decline in the supply of high school graduates, the Roux is among a small but largely unnoticed number of new colleges that are opening. Some are focusing on high-demand disciplines such as technology, health and alternative energy.

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

The Hechinger Report

As a case in point, I recently interviewed Danny Cage, a high school student and organizer for the Sunrise Movement in Portland, Oregon. This spring, he and fellow student leaders helped get Portland Public Schools to adopt one of the most ambitious climate policies in the nation. Furthermore, at COP 27, UNESCO, the U.N.’s

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

The Hechinger Report

. — Among other things, the boosters who pitched international companies to come and do business in this port city promised that its high quality of education would guarantee a steady supply of skilled employees. Lots of students appeared to be graduating from area high schools. It’s stronger than a suggestion.

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

The Hechinger Report

It matters for employment stability and civic engagement. The many causes of this begin in primary and secondary grades, where research shows that girls are earlier to apply themselves, while boys are more likely to drop out, impatient to begin earning money and unwilling to spend further years in school. Today, 56 percent are women.