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College Uncovered, Season 2, Episode 4

The Hechinger Report

That’s according to an analysis by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association, which tracks these things. Kirk: You’re talking about 2026, when we’ll see the number of 18-year-olds drop precipitously because no one was having babies in 2008, during the Great Recession. It’s not going to be less.

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Universities and colleges that need to fill seats start offering a helping hand to student-parents

The Hechinger Report

I’ll get back to you,’ ” said Marjorie Sims, managing director of Ascend at the Aspen Institute, one of a growing number of research, policy and advocacy organizations focusing on student-parents. And there are longer-range conversations about putting a child care center in a new 11-story campus building scheduled to open in 2026.

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