Remove 2040 Remove Economics Remove Education
article thumbnail

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

The Hechinger Report

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.

Economics 144
article thumbnail

OPINION: Earth Day is over, but there’s a lot more schools can do to address climate change

The Hechinger Report

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has called investments in new fossil fuel infrastructure “moral and economic madness.”. Related: OPINION: Jump in, the water is rising — it’s time to educate students for a sustainable future. Our big bureaucracies can and must catch up. We have yet to see the U.S.