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OPINION: With college enrollment tumbling, new strategies are urgently needed

The Hechinger Report

Demographers predict an “enrollment cliff” beginning in 2025, when the traditional college-age population will start shrinking for the foreseeable future. college enrollments have declined by 3 million students over the past decade. Unless they bring in more students, colleges will struggle financially, and some could shut their doors.

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Community colleges tackle another challenge: Students recovering from past substance use

The Hechinger Report

At two-year institutions, admission is accessible, tuition is affordable, and flexible coursework fits into schedules complicated not only by jobs and families, but counseling, support groups and doctor visits. “I She’s thriving in her classes and expects to graduate in 2025. Recovery is painstakingly hard, Badboy said.

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Another million adults ‘have stepped off the path to the middle class’

The Hechinger Report

In fact, life expectancy has increased since 2010 for people who went to college even as it’s declined for those who didn’t, according to researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and others. We could be on the precipice of being pushed to thinking about how higher education could be more accessible — more equitable,” Rodriguez said.

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University of Chicago projected to be the first U.S. university to cost $100,000 a year

The Hechinger Report

But in less than a decade, by 2025, students like Badalamente could expect to pay more than $100,000 per year, based on projections by The Hechinger Report using annual college cost growth rates from 2008 to 2018. The University of Chicago is projected to reach $103,248 by 2025 based on previous growth rates and its current tuition.

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What's Making a Difference in Math Education for ELLs?

MIND Research Institute

By 2025, nearly one out of every four public school students in the U.S. The call to provide equal access to effective math education for ELLs is one of the most important and challenging aspects in education today. ST Math removes the language barrier and provides access to standards-aligned content.

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‘We’re stronger than we’ve ever been’: A Mississippi district shows that integrated schools pay off

The Hechinger Report

Folks here have always been willing to step up for education,” said Morgigno who has served as superintendent since 2010. It’s evident that student achievement here has been boosted by access to strong schools in which teachers regularly earn national board certification. million and house fine arts classrooms and a practice gymnasium.

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Colleges face a new reality, as the number of high schools graduates will decline

The Hechinger Report

According to one respected tally , just under 55 percent of students who entered college in 2010 had earned degrees after six years – an increase of two percentage points since 2009. According to the report: The number of Latinos graduating from high school is projected to reach 920,000 students by 2025 – an increase by 50 percent since 2014.

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