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Inspired by front-line health care workers, record numbers apply to medical schools

The Hechinger Report

The United States will be short 54,100 to 139,000 physicians by 2033, while the proportion of people who are over 65 will grow by an expected 45 percent. The United States will be short 54,100 to 139,000 physicians by 2033, the AAMC estimates, while the proportion of people who are over 65 will grow by an expected 45 percent.

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What have Mississippi legislators proposed for education in the first few days of the legislative session?

The Hechinger Report

High school graduates and GED applicants would have to pass at least 60 percent of the civics portion of the naturalization test used by federal immigration officials under SB 2033 , which was proposed by Sen. Students would be allowed to carry and use sunscreen at school without permission from a parent or physician under B.

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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

Thats because the current class of high school seniors is the last before a long decline begins in the number of 18-year-olds the traditional age of students when they enter college. There will soon be many more such scenes, a preponderance of evidence suggests. Demographers say it will finally arrive in the fall of this year.

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