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Liz Willen
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You may have heard the term “enrollment cliff” in conversations about higher education — and if you haven’t, you will soon. This week, The Hechinger Report brings you the latest information on colleges that have already shut down due ([link removed]) to falling enrollment. In the first nine months of 2024, 28 degree-granting institutions closed, compared with 15 in all of 2023 — information we’ll continue to update because it affects everything from the health of colleges to the future of our workforce, no matter who is elected president next month.

The election, of course, is top of mind for us as well, even though the candidates haven’t said much about education. Follow our coverage of what we know about where the candidates stand here ([link removed]) , along with some surprising ways in which other election-year issues connect to the classroom. ([link removed]) I’ll be moderating a remote discussion ([link removed]) of election issues on Wednesday night, if you want to listen in.

In a similar vein, The Hechinger Report is taking a closer look at the lack of civics education in the U.S. ([link removed]) We’ve found that students really want ([link removed]) more of it, but educators are often fearful to teach it because social issues have become so divisive in our country — and, we haven’t made civics instruction a priority. As always, we welcome your thoughts.

Liz Willen, Editor

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More colleges are shutting down as enrollment drops. Find out which institutions have closed.
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Lessons in Civics


** Lessons in Civics ([link removed])
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The Hechinger Report and Retro Report partnered to produce work about how students are participating in civic life and how they are being taught the significance of that activity.



** COLUMN: Students want more civics education, but far too few schools teach it ([link removed])
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Fear of controversy has fueled huge gaps in what students are taught, threatening the future of our democracy



** OPINION: Rethinking civics education starts with inviting teens to co-create ([link removed])
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Young people are the future of America, if they can hear their call to craft it



** OPINION: We can and must start early and teach students to become active citizens ([link removed])
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In our divided country, a staggering number of Americans struggle to grasp the fundamentals of our political system

Reading List


** How four universities graduate their low-income students at much higher rates than average ([link removed])
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Pell Grant graduation rates are notoriously low, but a handful of universities have found keys to keeping these students on track



** In Norway, a kid can still be a kid ([link removed])
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Norway wants a joyful childhood to be the norm. Child care is part of that plan



** More schools than ever are serving vegan meals in California. Here’s how they did it ([link removed])
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Credit environmentally conscious students — and a handful of state funding programs



** Tribal college campuses are falling apart. The U.S. hasn’t fulfilled its promise to fund the schools. ([link removed])
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Annual funding is $250 million less than what was promised, leaving campuses with outdated curricula, too few instructors and crumbling facilities



** STUDENT VOICE: Colleges and universities must do far more to support transfer students ([link removed])
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No other students should have to go through what I did when moving on to a four-year institution



** OPINION: Why we need a joint and urgent effort to teach data science and literacy in the U.S. ([link removed])
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The opportunity to learn basic data skills should not be reserved for a select group of students

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Listen Up


** College Uncovered: The Politics of the College Presidency ([link removed])
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Presidents of colleges and universities serve for less than six years on average. For women and people of color, that tenure is even shorter – a full year shorter. So what’s going on?



** College Uncovered: DEI Backlash ([link removed])
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College campuses have become battlegrounds in America’s culture wars, with diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the center of the debate. In at least 20 states, Republican lawmakers are pushing to limit or even ban DEI initiatives at public universities.

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