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OPINION: Schools Can Help Us Build Back Better and Address Climate Change

The Hechinger Report

Yet the role schools can play — both in economic recovery and in addressing climate change — is often overlooked. More than half of our school districts have multiple failing building systems, according to a recent government report. Yet this current underinvestment in school infrastructure presents an opportunity.

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Universities that are recruiting older students often leave them floundering

The Hechinger Report

With the number of 18- to 24-year-olds down and expected to remain flat through at least 2035, according to the U.S. Zac Mckinster, 28, a Navy veteran and new father, is double-majoring in finance and quantitative economics at Portland State. They’re assuming you might have to work after this.” There’s not a whole lot of wiggle room.”.

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