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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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‘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.