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Commentary: Maine needs more high schoolers to pursue higher education

Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion March 02, 2023

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The French philosopher Auguste Comte is credited as once declaring “demography is destiny.” It’s a statement that should sound alarm bells for Maine, with its growing older population and declining number of younger people. Maine high schools graduated 13,170 students in 2013, and are , a 15.1% decline. To compound the problem, do not pursue any form of higher education. Maine will not only have fewer people to replace its current... + full article



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