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OPINION: Students need more educational choices after high school

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

However, researchers at Georgetown University project that by 2031, 72 percent of jobs will require some type of education or training after high school. A major reason is that rising student debt is undermining the return on investment many students expect from a college degree.

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There are 2.4 million fewer college students than there were five years ago

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JULY 24, 2017

Here’s how enrollment will change, by state, through 2031. What growth is ahead will come from places where students are most likely to need more financial aid and support. SOURCE: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. The post There are 2.4

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Paleolithic Humans Caused Extinction of Dwarf Hippos and Elephants on Cyprus

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Biological Sciences , 291 (2031). Reepmeyer, C., & Moutsiou, T. Small populations of Palaeolithic humans in Cyprus hunted endemic megafauna to extinction. Proceedings.

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With new “talent visas,” other countries lure workers trained at U.S. universities

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JUNE 17, 2023

Notwithstanding recent layoffs at Meta, Amazon and other US. As billions are being spent to beef up U.S. production of semiconductors, there’s a projected shortage in that industry alone of 70,000 to 90,000 workers , Deloitte reports.

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Community college students get double the support through unusual dual-teacher program

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APRIL 24, 2023

between now and 2031, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in 2021. From 2020 to 2021, the number of working RNs in the United States decreased by more than 100,000 — the highest drop in four decades. An estimated 200,000 jobs for registered nurses are expected to open each year in the U.S.

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COLUMN: Conservatives are embracing new alternative school models. Will the public?

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

The event often felt like a pep rally for options beyond traditional school districts, where enrollment fell in the pandemic and is expected to drop another five percent by 2031. John Bailey, Daniel Buck and Joel Rose talk about AI in education at a Harvard Kennedy School conference.

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Why it matters that Americans are comparatively bad at math

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

READ THE SERIES Meanwhile, the number of jobs in math occupations — which “use arithmetic and apply advanced techniques to make calculations, analyze data, and solve problems” — will have increased by 29 percent in the 10 years ending in 2031, or by more than 30,000 per year, Bureau of Labor Statistics figures show.

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OPINION: Training programs are welcome, but let’s not overlook the benefits of a bachelor’s degree

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

By 2031, we estimate that 43 percent of all jobs and 66 percent of good jobs will demand a bachelor’s degree or higher. Since the 1980s, the U.S. economy has undergone a technologically driven transformation, providing larger monetary advantages to workers who have education or training beyond a high school diploma.

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A school closure cliff is coming. Black and Hispanic students are likely to bear the brunt

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2023

Amid declining birth rates, the Education Department estimates that national public school enrollment will drop by 5 percent or more by 2031 — a sharp change after decades of increasing enrollment. Dee, a professor at Stanford’s Graduate School of Education.

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The Prison to College Pipeline

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Meanwhile, roughly two-thirds of well-paying jobs are projected to require a bachelor’s degree or higher by 2031, as the US labor market’s share of unskilled employment continues to decline. Ultimately, less than 4 percent of them graduate from college, compared with the nation’s overall rate of 29 percent, according to a 2018 report.

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Se acerca un precipicio de cierres de escuelas. Los estudiantes hispanos y afroamericanos son los más propensos a sufrir las consecuencias.

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Dado la disminución de tasas de nacimiento, el departamento de educación estima que la inscripción a nivel nacional en escuelas públicas va a bajar un 5% o más para el 2031. Dee, profesor en la escuela de posgrado en educación de la Universidad Standford.

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The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 8, 2025

Forty-three percent of them will require at least bachelors degrees by 2031, according to the Georgetown center. Not all of those jobs call for a college education. But many do. That means more positions in the workforce will demand some kind of postsecondary credentials than Americans are now projected to earn.

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As colleges lose enrollment, some turn to one market that’s growing: Hispanic students

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APRIL 8, 2025

About 43 percent of all jobs will require at least bachelors degrees by 2031, the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce estimates; a decline in the number of college graduates portends a massive labor shortage in industries that need them, according to the labor market analytics firm Lightcast.

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OPINION: Students need more educational choices after high school

There are 2.4 million fewer college students than there were five years ago

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Paleolithic Humans Caused Extinction of Dwarf Hippos and Elephants on Cyprus

With new “talent visas,” other countries lure workers trained at U.S. universities

Community college students get double the support through unusual dual-teacher program

COLUMN: Conservatives are embracing new alternative school models. Will the public?

Why it matters that Americans are comparatively bad at math

OPINION: Training programs are welcome, but let’s not overlook the benefits of a bachelor’s degree

A school closure cliff is coming. Black and Hispanic students are likely to bear the brunt

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Se acerca un precipicio de cierres de escuelas. Los estudiantes hispanos y afroamericanos son los más propensos a sufrir las consecuencias.

The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy

As colleges lose enrollment, some turn to one market that’s growing: Hispanic students

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