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For people who might just read the title: The full title is "School choice programs have been wildly successful under DeSantis. Now public schools might close."

• mattpallissard 2y ago
  > some of Florida’s largest school districts are facing staggering enrollment declines — and grappling with the possibility of campus closures — as dollars follow the increasing number of parents opting out of traditional public schools. The article isn't actually saying that DeSantis is closing schools. It's that people aren't enrolling in public schools. That said, I don't really have a dog in this race. I don't live in Florida and I'm not the biggest fan of the school system. Public, private, or otherwise.
• musicale 2y ago
  > Enrollment in charters, which are public schools operating under performance contracts freeing them of many state regulations, increased by nearly 27,000 students > Broward County Public Schools claims to have more than 49,000 classroom seats sitting empty this year, a number that “closely matches” the 49,833 students attending charter schools in the area, officials noted in an enrollment overview It sounds as if some public schools (charter schools) are becoming more popular while others (traditional public schools) face declining enrollment.
  • seanmcdirmid 2y ago
    Supposedly well funded Texan suburban public schools are very successful. Edit: and this is Florida, not Texas. Florida is much less successful than Texas in terms of public education.