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Why it matters that Americans are comparatively bad at math

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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

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. — The school year ended at Washington Elementary at 2:35 p.m. This story also appeared in The Washington Post She had spent most of her life at this small public school in the New Orleans suburb where she lives with her grandmother, but when she returned to school this month, it had closed.

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

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

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The proportion of students in public schools who are Hispanic is even higher in some states, including California ( 56 percent ), Texas ( 53 percent ) and Florida ( 38 percent ). Nearly 1 in 3 students in kindergarten through 12th grade is Hispanic, the National Center for Education Statistics reports.