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

The Hechinger Report

America’s public schools have enormous energy, infrastructure and transportation needs, which make them an essential component of any plan to improve the nation’s overall infrastructure. Yet the role schools can play — both in economic recovery and in addressing climate change — is often overlooked.

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Universities that are recruiting older students often leave them floundering

The Hechinger Report

Related: In Puerto Rico, the odds are against high school grads who want to go to college. With the number of 18- to 24-year-olds down and expected to remain flat through at least 2035, according to the U.S. Rebecca Klein-Collins, associate vice president for research at the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning.

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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

The Hechinger Report

With people of color expected to make up a quarter of the state’s population by 2035, these gaps represent an economic threat to Minnesota; unless more residents get to and through college, there won’t be enough qualified workers to fill the jobs that require a post-secondary degree or certificate. Will jobs go begging?