State loses millions to more school dropouts

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High-school dropouts cost Maryland about $193 million each year in lost tax revenue, according to a study released Tuesday.

As the nation’s dropout rate decreases, Maryland’s has been increasing, and last year, about 27,000 high-school seniors in the state failed to graduate.

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