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College students predicted to fall by more than 15% after the year 2025

The Hechinger Report

“When the financial crisis hit in 2008, young people viewed that economic uncertainty as a cause for reducing fertility,” said Grawe. “The number of kids born from 2008 to 2011 fell precipitously. Fast forward 18 years to 2026 and we see that there are fewer kids reaching college-going age.”

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A school district wades through a deluge of social-emotional curricula to find one that works

The Hechinger Report

Then the newly hired principal, Faith Mabe, heard about a new strategy for helping students. The new strategy aimed to alleviate the social and emotional needs of students. Known as the birthplace of country music, Bristol has seen rates of poverty and drug use rise significantly since the 2008 recession.

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Hope in coal country: Parents without diplomas keep their kids in school

The Hechinger Report

High school dropouts are much more likely to be unemployed than those with a diploma, and they earn thousands of dollars less per year. The culture was pretty toxic when we got here,” said Roark, who began at the school as a guidance counselor in 2008. “To Roark has a strategy he hopes will keep more young people in the county.

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A school once known for gang activity is now sending kids to college

The Hechinger Report

The impetus for the change at Juarez can be traced to Ocon’s appointment as principal in 2008, veteran school staffers say. The difference in the school between 2008 and now is night and day,” said Mary Norris, a chemistry teacher who’s been at the school for 18 years. It was a trade-off that veteran Juarez teachers say was worth it.

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‘State-sanctioned violence:’ Inside one of the thousands of schools that still paddles students

The Hechinger Report

Collins Elementary School, in southeastern Mississippi, paddled students more times than almost any school in the country in 2017-18, the last year for which there is national data. She has also analyzed data about corporal punishment use in schools. Credit: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report.

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Department of Education this week released new federal loan data showing that 4.6 ” Via The Economic Times : “Startups in student-lending sector see dropouts, but some score too.” ” Via The Economic Times : “Startups in student-lending sector see dropouts, but some score too.” ” Yay.

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