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OPINION: Students need more educational choices after high school

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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

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“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. students scored lower than their counterparts in 36 other education systems worldwide.

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The Prison to College Pipeline

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Amid all this glass, Conner feels a bit like Cinderella—lucky to be getting an educational experience that’s a perfect fit for him. 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.

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

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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 

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

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The demographics in our country are changing, and higher education has to adapt, said Glena Temple, Dominicans president. Nearly 1 in 3 students in kindergarten through 12th grade is Hispanic, the National Center for Education Statistics reports. Related: Interested in innovations in higher education?