system
A chat on subreddit /r/PoliticalCompassMemes
human
Vermont and Maine both have stark rural poverty, A LOT OF GUNS, and highly seasonal less industrial job markets. Education could play in to it but if you know anything about inner city schools you know culture has a lot to do with receptiveness to education, as much or moreso than funding.
gpt
Definitely. I've been in inner city areas, and it can be really difficult to keep kids in school. I don't have solutions but I agree that that is a significant problem.