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When a college degree is no longer a ticket to the middle class

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This story is part of our Map to the Middle Class project , where we ask readers what they want us to investigate about educational pathways to economic stability. He asks : What are the projections for the size of the middle class assuming current economic and demographic trends? This question comes from Kieran Hanrahan.

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Colleges are using big data to track students in an effort to boost graduation rates, but it comes at a cost

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My parents always stressed how powerful an education is and how it is the key to success,” Keenan said. For more stories about education, opportunity, and how people learn subscribe to the Educate podcast. The idea is to find trends and patterns in huge amounts of historical data and use those patterns to predict the future.

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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

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Minnesota ranks among the most educated states in the country, with nearly half of adults aged 25 to 64 holding an associate degree or higher. He estimated that nearly one in three new jobs created through 2026 will require education beyond high school. Will jobs go begging? Our future economic vitality depends on this.”.

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OPINION: Mental health services are crucially important for student success but often overlooked

The Hechinger Report

Some will have hard choices to make about where to spend the next phase of their education. These trends paint a challenging picture for young adults. Young people living away from home for the first time and enduring the new stress of higher education need and deserve all the support they can get.

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