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The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy (hechingerreport.org)

submitted 22 hours ago by TokenBoomer to c/progressivepolitics

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America is about to go over the ‘demographic cliff’

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 19 hours ago (6 children)

not only are there fewer kids, but the kids are less and less prepared for higher ed. i work amidst it. the number of students who can't even compose a coherent email is mind boggling

[–] pennomi 25 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

To be fair, even the brightest of kids from 100 years ago couldn’t compose a coherent email.

[–] TokenBoomer 24 points 18 hours ago

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