Demographics, Education: College enrollments to start dropping faster in 2025
The number of kids born from the 2008 Great Recession onward began a sharp fall off. That cohort is set to start college in the next few years: College enrollment…
Demographics, Education: The Higher Education “Enrollment cliff” approaches
Colleges, facing the demographic cliff, think they can persuade more of the smaller cohorts to attend college. But that's not what surveys of young people think will happen.
Demographics: Immigration to be sole source of population growth in coming decades (for rich countries)
Wealthy countries' population growth will soon come exclusively from immigration.
Demographics: The end of families as a central shared attribute of society
Why couples are no longer having kids? It's not money.
Demographics: State budgets threatened by declining populations
Low fertility rates are already beginning to impact state budgets.
Demographics: America’s youth population is shrinking
While the U.S. population is increasing, the number of kids and teens in the country is dwindling. America’s young population is shrinking overall — but growing in Texas and Florida.…
International: About 100 million Americans to leave U.S. after next election
Pro tip: Houses should be a LOT cheaper in 2025!
Demographics: The global shrinking population
This is new territory - how will countries and economies manage shrinking populations?
International: U.S. universities increase share of international students
About 25% of Harvard's students are international, and about 33% at MIT.
Education, Demographics: National school enrollment declines
Nationally, public school enrollment has declined - especially due to the low fertility rate and shrinking youth cohort. Conservatives blame public schools, instead.
Education, Demographics: St Cloud State U slashes programs
St. Cloud State University slashes programs as enrollment collapses. This one is personal.
Immigration: Gen Z wants to move abroad
This survey says Gen Z wants to move abroad for a better life. 'cause America is awful or something.
Business: Double majors in college have better earnings security
Study suggests the path to job security is cross training - and having degrees or double majors in 2+ subjects.
Demographics: Another way of looking at the long term, low fertility rates
In Japan, there are 51 people age 65 or older for every 100 working age persons in the country. See any problems with this?
Economy: Home price affordability since the 1970s
Home affordability since about 1970. Surprisingly, affordability was worse in the 1970s and early 1980s.