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How Aging Populations Are Rewiring Education Systems
As birth rates plummet across the developed world, schools are facing a structural squeeze that goes far beyond empty desks. This episode examines the 'shadow curriculum' crisis in South Korea and Finland, where shrinking cohorts have forced a radical pivot from volume to value. We look at how educational institutions are adapting their funding models when the student population contracts by nearly half over two decades. Lucas and Luna explore the economic trade-offs of smaller class sizes versus budget cuts, and why the real cost isn't just infrastructure, but the loss of…
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