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

The Hechinger Report

More than half of our school districts have multiple failing building systems, according to a recent government report. Underinvestment in school infrastructure in Michigan led to a roof collapse at a high school, fortunately happening overnight when no students or educators were in the building.

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Experts predicted dozens of colleges would close in 2023 – and they were right

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By 2035, those numbers are expected to rise to 534 colleges expecting a 25 percent decline and 227 colleges expecting a 50 percent decline; by 2040, a total of 566 colleges are expected to see a 25 percent decline and 247 are expected to see a 50 percent decline, according to EAB’s analysis.

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School districts are going into debt to keep up with technology

The Hechinger Report

This story about school debt is part of the series Districts in Debt , which examines the hidden financial pressures challenging American schools. In a combined biology/literature class, students at James Lick High School complete assignments using school-supplied Chromebooks. SAN JOSE, Calif. —

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Universities that are recruiting older students often leave them floundering

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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? Paul College.