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Some schools even face problems.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"parent":21381,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/kennisbank-detail.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21379","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"samenvatting":"The population decreases in different regions of the country. This also affects education. Schools notice this by fewer enrollments. There has been a decline in education for some time. Some schools even face problems.","banner_subtitel":"","inhoud":[{"acf_fc_layout":"inhoud_blok","afbeelding_of_video":"geen","afbeelding":false,"video":null,"intro":"The population decreases in different regions of the country. This also affects education. Schools notice this by fewer enrollments. There has been a decline in education for some time. 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