Education: 35% of Americans think college is important
This is down from 75% in 2010. The public has lost confidence in college programs.
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This is down from 75% in 2010. The public has lost confidence in college programs.
That's losing 5 to 10 schools worth of students.
The H-1B program was created after a flawed NSF model (since discredited) projected a shortage of STEM workers.
The future of college enrollment in the U.S. is bleak due to the declining fertility rate impact starting to show up now.
The CEO of Rivian said he got his Ph.D. so people would take his thoughts seriously.
Basically down, way down.
Amid declining enrollments, collleges have to face offering real value and competition.
Basically the same in the U.S. too, by the numbers versus how things were in the past.
"Starting in the coming school year, researchers say there will be dramatically fewer high school graduates available to fill the country’s higher-ed classrooms"
Has the value of a Master's degree gone down? Perhaps.
The actual paid costs for college education have been dropping since 2010, says the Fed.
Average discount rate now over 56%, an all time high.
The gender gap in higher education worsens as the ratio of F:M students increases.
Academic freedom gives tenured academics the right do things that, if done by general members of the public, could cost their jobs or more. Can this be reconciled?
School districts all over the U.S. are closing elementary schools, sometimes middle schools, and eventually high schools too, due to enrollment declines.