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In addition, the troubling nationwide high school dropout rate persists, and college enrollment and retention rates are declining for our most vulnerable populations, further highlighting student disengagement. million by 2030. Quantifying outcomes through industry-recognized certifications.

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As enrollment falls and colleges close, a surprising number of new ones are opening

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Demand for workers in solar is expected to nearly double by 2030, according to an industry census. The number of workers needed in the offshore wind energy industry will also nearly double, by 2025 , to 589,000, and increase to 868,000 by 2030, the consulting firm Rystad Energy estimates.

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Progress in getting underrepresented people into college and skilled jobs may be stalling because of the pandemic

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Experts say that this means dropout rates, which had been declining for more than a decade, will likely start to rise again. The Detroit region added 173,000 new jobs after the last recession, mostly in industries requiring college credentials, such as information technology, insurance, financial services and health care.

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In one country, women now outnumber men in college by two to one

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Male high school graduates have ample opportunities in Iceland to take decent-paying jobs in major industries including fishing and in the construction that seems to be under way everywhere, while their female classmates choose professions such as nursing that require further education. Everyone thought the men would be fine.”.

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Is California saving higher education?

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That proposal, which was introduced by Chiu, was beaten back by industry lobbying , but, in a compromise, the state will begin to collect information on graduates’ income and debt, by institution, so that consumers can make better-informed choices about which programs will and will not pay off.

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Meanwhile, the state has given initial approval for ECOT to become a “dropout school.” ” The New York Times looks at “A Legal Industry Built on Private School Sex Abuse.” ” Getting Smart’s Tom Vander Ark on a new report from Pearson : “ The Future of Skills : Employment in 2030.”