Fixing the U.S. student loans system, risks and opportunities around STEM training in Africa, and tackling a big source of greenhouse gases.
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The Brookings Brief

April 27, 2023

Traffic passes under a bridge that carries trains for public transit in the Denver metro area
It’s not just cities—suburbs and exurbs need to adopt and implement climate plans too
 

With large homes that consume more energy and spread-out communities that encourage more driving, suburbs and exurbs are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Megumi Tamura and Joseph Kane outline how local leaders can jump-start climate action.

 

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Students enrolled in a special STEM program for children from poor families at the Knosk Secondary School
Listen: Risks and opportunities of STEM education in Africa
 

How can young girls and women enter STEM-related fields in Africa? What are ways to address the “learning poverty” on the continent? On a new episode of Foresight Africa, Ruth Kagia joins host Aloysius Uche Ordu to discuss.

 

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Demonstrators gather at the Department of Education headquarters in Washington
Key lessons for the US from analyses of student loan systems all around the world
 

Based on their combined 60-plus years of research and international engagement in higher education, Bruce Chapman and Lorraine Dearden shed light on the effectiveness of income-driven repayment plans and explain how to transform higher education financing in the United States.

 

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