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PROOF POINTS: Rural American students shift away from math and science during high school, study finds

The Hechinger Report

Map: National Center for Education Statistics, Status of Education in Rural America, Exhibit C. More and more jobs require training in science, technology, engineering and math. Their families also tend to be poorer and less educated, particularly so for the students in economically distressed small towns.

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Aging states to college graduates: We’ll pay you to stay

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Oliver Parini for The Hechinger Report Now, states that need young and educated workers are stepping into the breach. Vermont has also seen five private colleges close since 2016, each a conduit that once brought young people there who put down roots and stayed. Unemployment in Vermont is just 1.8 This is not a panacea.

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