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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. Traditional higher education has reached an inflection point. Related: Interested in innovations in the field of higher education?

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

The Hechinger Report

Statewide data shows students in the program graduate at a higher rate than those enrolled in traditional adult basic education. 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.

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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. And most American children — close to 50 million — remain enrolled in traditional public schools.

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