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The number of public school students could fall by more than 8% in a decade

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What does the declining birthrate mean for elementary, middle and high schools across the country? But in order to predict high school graduates, WICHE’s statisticians also projected student enrollments for first grade through 2020 to 12th grade through 2030. According to one set of projections, it could mean 8.5 million in 2019.

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Where education systems stumble, grassroots groups step in to raise success rates

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High school graduation rates in Mobile are way up, from 55 percent before 2011 to 86 percent in 2018. Their goal: for 75,000 Mobile residents to earn new degrees by 2030. Carolyn Akers, CEO of a grassroots education foundation in Mobile, which is part of an effort to help 75,000 Mobile students earn new degrees by 2030.

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Change Agents: Tech & Learning?s Most Influential People in EdTech In 2018

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Chatterbox is receiving rave reviews at many schools and top universities across the UK, and Hedayat would love to extend that reach to elementary and high-school classrooms, as well as higher education, across the US. STACEY CHILDRESS No one knows what the economy will look like when today’s kindergarteners graduate from high school in 2030.

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SeanMcElwee) April 11, 2018. Via The Washington Post : “The new lesson plan for elementary school: Surviving the Internet.” could see a shortage of up to 120,000 physicians by 2030, according to a report published Wednesday by the Association of American Medical Colleges,” Inside Higher Ed reports.

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The 2019 Global Education Conference - Full List of 130 Sessions and 10 Keynotes!

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Ozelle Stephen, Rev/Director of Education, Miridians Elementary School, Centre of Enabling Support Foundation, Uganda Access to Quality education Opportunities, Good Health + Well-being for all. During her 4th year of teaching Courtney was nominated for and became 1 of 12 finalists for the 2018 Minnesota Teacher of the Year.

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

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A 2018 Philadelphia Inquirer investigation found asbestos and lead paint, exposure to which has been linked to illness and brain damage, were prevalent in city school buildings. The firm currently constructing an elementary school in Washington, D.C. The exterior of Alice West Fleet Elementary School in Arlington, Va.

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” Via Bklyner.com : “ Brooklyn Public Library and Bard College to Offer Free College Degree Programs in 2018.” ” “In my book, there’s no reason why children in elementary schools can’t be launching their own businesses,” [says founder] Rebekah Neumann. ” The Business of Student Loans.