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In Japan, plummeting university enrollment forecasts what’s ahead for the U.S.

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It’s projected to further decline to 880,000 by 2040, according to the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Formerly part of the Nakajima Aircraft Company, the building houses classrooms and the Institute for Educational Research and Service. million now. million now.

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Mandatory kindergarten and home economics: What Mississippi lawmakers have proposed for 2017

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Mississippi legislators have proposed dozens of bills aimed at improving or reforming education in the state ahead of the mid-January deadline for submitting legislation. While some of these are broader and deal with topics like elected superintendents or failing school districts, others dig into smaller, specific aspects of education.

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‘Praying that my health holds out’: Many senior citizens expect to die with college loan debts

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For three-quarters of federal borrowers 65 and older, it’s money they borrowed for their own educations and have been paying off for decades the Government Accountability Office, or GAO, found. They’ve been failed by multiple systems,” said Sarah Sattelmeyer, New America’s project director for education, opportunity and mobility.