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Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

EAB

Pre-pandemic forecasts projected a 6-10% enrollment decline from 2027-2030 due to falling birth rates during the Great Recession. The college entering class of Fall 2027 will coincide with the start of the so-called “ demographic cliff ” that we have anticipated for over a decade.

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Attack of the “Math Shark”: Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s

EAB

Pre-pandemic forecasts projected a 6-10% enrollment decline from 2027-2030 due to falling birth rates during the Great Recession. The college entering class of Fall 2027 will coincide with the start of the so-called “ demographic cliff ” that we have anticipated for over a decade.