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The Baby Bust Is Forcing a Reckoning at Public Schools

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METHUEN, Mass.—Worries about rolling back school clubs and laying off teachers in this middle-class city reached a fever pitch earlier this year. Budget strains in Methuen, a city of about 55,000 near the New Hampshire border, spurred a debate about putting cherished programs like middle-school band …

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