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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

JANUARY 8, 2025

Thats because the current class of high school seniors is the last before a long decline begins in the number of 18-year-olds the traditional age of students when they enter college. The impact of this is economic decline, Jeff Strohl, director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, said bluntly.

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10 years later, goal of getting more Americans through college is way behind schedule

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 13, 2019

At this rate, the target won’t be met until at least 2041 , the research arm of the nonprofit Educational Testing Service, or ETS, predicts. The consequences are a slowdown of economic and social progress. That’s the separate goal set out by the Lumina Foundation to achieve by 2025.

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

10 years later, goal of getting more Americans through college is way behind schedule

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