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

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Formerly part of the Nakajima Aircraft Company, the building houses classrooms and the Institute for Educational Research and Service. There will be a 10 percent drop in the number of high school graduates from 2026 to 2037, according to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher 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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Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Many older Americans with student loan debt face retirement with less money than their classmates who didn’t have to borrow, according to researchers from the Federal Reserve. This is becoming potentially a bigger problem,” said Siyan Liu, a Center for Retirement Research economist.