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A mother and son go from homeless to college

The Hechinger Report

Next, he’ll run for local political office, on the path to announcing a run for the White House, maybe in 2039. That’s the type of person that professors want to teach,” said Michael Altamirano, a business professor who taught Lina in a marketing class. His first step will be to start a nonprofit in the Bronx to mentor young people.

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The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy 

The Hechinger Report

By 2039, this estimate shows, there will likely be 650,000, or 15 percent, fewer of them per year than there are now. Still-unpublished research under way at Georgetown forecasts major shortages in teaching, health care and other fields, and some level of skills shortfalls in 151 occupations, Strohl said.

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