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OPINION: Taking long view makes case for CMS bonds: Loads of students, more on way plus aging facilities equal `yes' vote.

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| August 17, 2007 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Fannie Flono

Aug. 17--Seeing the big picture is more difficult to do when you're sitting on or near the bottom of the pile. But on Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' construction issues and the $516 million November bond vote, it's worth a try.

Here are some big-picture facts to consider:

--Between 1996 and 2006, the U.S. had the highest growth in the school-age population of any of the top eight industrialized countries. Most of those countries experienced a decline.

--Since 1965, the South has had a larger share of public enrollment than other regions in the nation. That year, the South comprised 33 percent of public elementary and secondary school enrollments, the Midwest 28 percent, the Northeast 21 percent,…

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