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OPINION: Students need more educational choices after high school

The Hechinger Report

However, researchers at Georgetown University project that by 2031, 72 percent of jobs will require some type of education or training after high school. Unfortunately, many college alternatives, especially career and technical education programs, have a complicated history. College isn’t for everyone.

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Paleolithic Humans Caused Extinction of Dwarf Hippos and Elephants on Cyprus

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As anthropologists and archaeologists continue to explore human-environment interactions throughout history, these insights help to build a more complete picture of how our ancestors shaped the world around them—and how their actions continue to influence modern ecosystems. Biological Sciences , 291 (2031). 1 Bradshaw, C.

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The Prison to College Pipeline

The Hechinger Report

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. He rented a room in a house for a few months to establish a rental history, and now he’d been offered his own lease in “a pretty nice area of Anaheim.”

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Why it matters that Americans are comparatively bad at math

The Hechinger Report

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

The Hechinger Report

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. Nobody else had to do that but us,” said Edwards, who has preserved the school’s history in old newspaper clippings and fading photographs.

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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

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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