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This isn’t a surprise — it’s been projected since the 80s at least. K-12 is in a trough for the next decade.

In particular, West Virginia was a high fertility rate state during the baby boom, among those. Maybe Vermont, too.

Young people moving out, and those who stay are not inclined to bear children.

Never in my life have I ever seen more notices warning about the dangers of fetal alcohol syndrome than during my brief stay in West Virginia.