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The Wolves That Became Dogs: A New Model for Rapid Domestication

Anthropology.net

Led by David Elzinga and colleagues from multiple universities, the research suggests that, under the right conditions, wolves could have evolved into dogs much faster than previously thought—possibly within just 8,000 years. Related Research For further reading on dog domestication and evolutionary modeling: Bergström, A.

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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. It’s projected to further decline to 880,000 by 2040.

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Teacher Layoffs Are Coming as Pandemic Relief Money for Schools Dries Up

ED Surge

Overall public school enrollment is expected to continue its incremental decline through 2040, notes education consulting firm McKinsey & Company, with urban districts bearing the brunt of it.

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Experts predicted dozens of colleges would close in 2023 – and they were right

The Hechinger Report

Hundreds of colleges are expected to see significant enrollment declines in the coming years, according to David Attis, managing director of research at the education consulting company EAB. David Attis, managing director of research at the education consulting company EAB. You’ll have to make some pretty dramatic changes.

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Notes from the UNI Education Summit

Dangerously Irrelevant

2020 = 125,000; 2040 = 185,000+. 2020 = 75,000; 2040 = 110,000+. 2020 = 11,000; 2040 = 13,000. University research and policy in an era of advocacy philanthropists and agenda-setting organizations. African-American population (including African refugees). Asian / Pacific Islander population. Microplurality.

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School counselors keep kids on track. Why are they first to be cut?

The Hechinger Report

The state estimates that its population of working adults will be 43 percent non-white by 2040; by 2050 Hispanics will make up 35 percent of its population. Ranson admits that being able to research the cause of a problem and then adopt a program to address it, while important, is a rare opportunity in the world of school counseling.

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America’s schools are crumbling. Fixing them could save lives (and the planet)

The Hechinger Report

A 1995 study by Congress’ research arm, the Government Accountability Office, found that 63 percent of students attended schools that needed an overhaul. Pushed by the student body, Salt Lake City’s school board recently committed to using 100 percent clean electricity by 2030 and to going carbon neutral by 2040.

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