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In McDowell, educators aren’t reacting to problems, they’re seeking preemptive solutions, trying to stem the tide of generational poverty and trauma. “And those tend to be home visits in reaction to real problems that have come up.”. More than half the children and nearly 40 percent of the county’s population live in poverty.
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