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Opinion: Affordable childcare is a missing piece in El Paso's population changes

El Paso regional leaders address the city's aging population, declining birth rate, and school enrollment decline while discussing the need for affordable childcare as a solution.

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El Paso Matters recently convened regional leaders at the El Paso Forward summit to face a hard truth: our population is aging, our birth rate is declining, and school districts are watching enrollment slide as our future workforce shrinks.

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