Demographics: High school to close due to enrollment decline
Bishop Connolly High School will close for good at the end of the school year due to a continued drop in enrollment, according to the Diocese of Fall River. Source:…
Demographics: ‘Microcredentials’ and certifications may replace college degrees
As the young cohort shrinks due to our longstanding low fertility rate, the endless supply of new college students – and workers – is falling. Simultaneously, college tuition and fees…
Demographics: France raises retirement age from 62 to 64
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday resorted to using special constitutional powers to push his plan to raise the retirement age to 64 from 62 through the lower house of…
Demographics: Official says Japan may “disappear” due to the population decline
An advisor to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has expressed fear that Japan will cease to exist if birthrates continue to fall, which has damaged the economy and social safety…
Demographics: How worker shortages are affecting everyone
A good Bloomberg article on the labor shortage, the demographic problem shrinking our labor pool, and the reality of what will probably be done.
Demographics: Percent of teens who work at jobs
If possible, I recommend most teens avoid jobs while going to school. Teens are better off investing in their education – it makes little sense to spend hours at minimum…
Demographics: New York Times notices the population birth rate issue
Even more shocking – the NY Times notices that all the government programs to increase birth rates have not worked: That’s because the playbook for boosting national birthrates is a…
Automation: Robotic nursing assistant
https://twitter.com/HumanVsMachine/status/1632091609243197444
Demographics: Poland’s fertility rate collapses to 1.4
According to Euronews, the Polish birth rate has fallen by 40% since 1993, with the official rate resting at 1.4 children per woman of birthing age. The report paints a…
Demographics: Within a few years, 1 in 3 Canadian residents will be immigrants
All told, the above-outlined reasons for immigration growth have created a country where immigrants make up 23% of Canada’s total population (as of 2021). What’s more is that this number…