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How a decline in community college students is a big problem for the economy

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Even if enrollment eventually rebounds, the interruption caused by the pandemic will be felt for years — coinciding with a hoped-for economic recovery — since that’s how long it usually takes students to complete credentials once they start them. Credit: Terrell Clark for The Hechinger Report.

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For adults returning to college, ‘free’ tuition isn’t enough

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But now a convergence of factors — a dwindling pool of traditional-age students, the call for more educated workers and a pandemic that highlighted economic disparities and scrambled habits and jobs — is putting adults in the spotlight. Traditional institutions have treated adults “as a kind of afterthought,” he said.

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India tries coding camps, craft centers and all-girls schools to fight illiteracy

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In rural Rajasthan, construction will soon be underway for a new all-girls school that will showcase local goods and heritage handiwork in this former medieval trading center, while combining education and economic development for local women. Small project, ‘global impact’. A small project can have a global impact,’’ Daube said. With over 1.3

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Impatient for workers, businesses help students take college shortcuts

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From a financial perspective it’s really aligned with state goals for economic growth,” Dammando said. That includes students older than the traditional 18- to 22-year-olds, many of whom are even more likely to prefer fast-paced training to longer-term certificate and degree programs. Credit: Yunuen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report.

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Out of poverty, into the middle class

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Like many cities across America, Lowell is struggling to find its economic footing as millions of blue-collar jobs in manufacturing, construction and transportation disappear , subject to offshoring and automation. Moureen’s economic ascent, however, may also depend on geography. Photo by Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report.

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How higher education lost its shine

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It’s a trend that experts say is likely to diminish people’s quality of life and the country’s economic competitiveness. Fewer than four in 10 people with an associate degree or less believe that further education will help them land a stable job in an economic slump — down from half who said so before the pandemic — a Strada survey found.

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Democratic wish list includes billions to help students finish their degrees

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The program would run from the 2023-2024 academic year, through 2029-2030. She’s talking about people who’ve diverted from the traditional high school to college to graduation pathway. She said resources should focus on students of color and low-income students, who face greater hurdles in college access and completion.