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The truth is, with the current boom in the school-age population and more families willing and able to pay, getting into a prestigious private school is harder than ever.
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Meanwhile, since 2000, the white school-age population dropped 4 percent, and the white population shrank in sixteen states.
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They make up one-fifth of the school-age population in the United States and will be 30% of the adult population by 2050.
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The regional repetition rate fell slightly, from 11% to 9% between 2000 and 2010, even though school systems have been straining to provide education to a growing school-age population.
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In addition, less than half of school-age children -- the population mainly responsible for spreading the flu virus -- got the flu shot, experts said.
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In addition to the 5-7% of the population who suffers from dyscalculia (the numbers form of dyslexia), about 20% of school-age children have significant problems in math.
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