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“And anyone who pretends they don’t exist doesn’t know anything about economics. In small towns, how are you going to deal with this? It’s a real problem, especially since total day care space over the years has declined significantly.”
-Jonathan Willner, economics professor at Oklahoma City University, speaking about how Oklahoma schools going to 4-day weeks to cope with budget cuts is likely to harm the economy due to the opportunity costs of parents not being able to work full-time or having to pay much more for child care (Source).
