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OPINION: Students need more educational choices after high school

The Hechinger Report

Public trust in higher education has reached a historic low. However, researchers at Georgetown University project that by 2031, 72 percent of jobs will require some type of education or training after high school. Education leaders have long called for expanded postsecondary pathways. College isn’t for everyone.

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Why it matters that Americans are comparatively bad at math

The Hechinger Report

It’s a threat to the nation’s global economic competitiveness and national security. We are no longer keeping pace with other countries, particularly China,” it says, calling this a “dangerous” failure and urging decisionmakers to make education a national security priority. This is not an educational question alone,” said Wyner.

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

The Hechinger Report

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

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

The Hechinger Report

Only 6 out of 52 finished on time The nonprofit Southern Poverty Law Center has filed a civil rights complaint with the Department of Education alleging that the closures discriminate against students based on race and that the district failed to share information about the closures with families who speak limited English.

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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

Its a looming crisis for the economy, with fewer graduates eventually coming through the pipeline to fill jobs that require college educations, even as international rivals increase the proportions of their populations with degrees. Related: Interested in innovations in higher education? That means they already have 2.7

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