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British universities reach out to the new minority: poor white males

The Hechinger Report

The left-leaning think tank the Fabian Society projects that, while the wealthiest British households will see their income rise by 25 percent through 2030, the poorest will enjoy almost no gains at all, making them doubt the value of a university degree.

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How higher education lost its shine

The Hechinger Report

It’s a trend that experts say is likely to diminish people’s quality of life and the country’s economic competitiveness. Myriad focus groups and public opinion surveys point to other reasons for the dramatic downward trend. Tennessee is not the only place experiencing this trend. College skepticism , by the numbers.

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

The Hechinger Report

It’s how overwhelmingly the women in the bar outnumber the men, a visible manifestation of a momentous trend at whose leading edge is Iceland. But policymakers are worried about this trend.”. The trend also complicates efforts to fill jobs that require a college education. But policymakers are worried about this trend.”

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Is California saving higher education?

The Hechinger Report

billion, is bucking a national trend — most other states are continuing to reduce, not increase, their higher education budgets. The trend peaked during the recession that began in 2008, when UC hiked undergraduate tuition by nearly a third in a single year. But California, with a higher education budget for 2019-2020 of $18.5

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Meanwhile, the state has given initial approval for ECOT to become a “dropout school.” ” Getting Smart’s Tom Vander Ark on a new report from Pearson : “ The Future of Skills : Employment in 2030.” ” Via Ars Technica : “Proposed New Mexico science standards edit out basic facts.”