Demographics: Educational Attainment
Another chart showing back to 1940 For the 2nd half of the 20th century, the U.S. out competed much of the world due to two things: At this point, adding…
Demographics 41: California forecasts continued public school enrollment declines
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Department of Finance projected a 7% decrease in California public school enrollment between 2018 and 2028. A report by the Public Policy Institute…
29-Demographics: “slowing population growth, not pandemic, at the root of U.S. worker shortage “
And just like that, UC Riverside researchers are saying the same thing as this blog: Supply chain struggles have been widely blamed for the inability to meet consumer and business…
28-Demographics: Is the decline good or bad?
Is the decline in the global fertility rate a good thing or a bad thing? Perhaps it is neither – it is what it is. The Plus Side From one…
The college education trap
Most of the “return on investment” value of a college education goes to “people who come from affluent families and attend selective institutions”. One-third of college students will never complete…
25- Demographics: Pandemic policy effects on students may last decades
Just as WW2 impacted population demographics and age distributions up to the present, the policies (most of which did not work) of public health will cost society and individuals for…
23-Demographics: Another University acknowledges fewer students
The University of Portland sees 21% of students who had made down payments for fall enrollment – disenroll. The university acknowledges that population demographics are playing a role: Some 82%…
Part 13 – Population Demographics: Universities to seek more international students
College officials are preparing to welcome a pair of students from the African country to the downtown campus in the coming weeks after forming relationships with six international institutions this…
Part 12 – Population Demographics: Higher Education Does Not Get It
Wonder why? College enrollment is down nationwide, from about 17 million in 2020 to 15.9 million in the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center—a big historical change.…
Part 11 – Population Demographics: Pennsylvania sees drop in college-aged population
The bigger issue for Pennsylvania higher education is its ability to attract students while the college-aged population in the commonwealth shrinks. Student loan forgiveness arrives, but shrinking student numbers in…