Decreasing fertility rates may be leading some states to see short-term savings on children’s health care and K-12 spending.

Decreasing fertility rates may be leading some states to see short-term savings on children’s health care and K-12 spending.

But over the long term, the trend is likely to translate into declining revenue and an aging workforce. https://t.co/EX3hsoUpLV pic.twitter.com/VRfnOttzQI

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