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Schools Will Have to Start Closing Again
- LinuxBender 2y agoArchive [1] Driving that trend is the collapse of America’s birthrate since the 2008-09 financial crisis. The number of babies born every year is down 14%, from 4.3 million in 2007 to a three-decade low of 3.7 million in 2022. Demographers don’t all agree on what’s causing this baby bust, but they don’t expect a baby boom anytime soon. [1] - https://archive.is/3FBbr https://archive.is/3FBbr
- jerlam 2y agoDeclining enrollment is a problem with a hard answer, but it's hard to take this opinion article seriously when seemingly every other paragraph is a rant against the left, Democrats, or blue states.
- jschveibinz 2y agoYou know, I don't think this is a left vs. right issue. I think it is an education jobs issue which affects both the union and the school administration. Ultimately taxpayers will have the last word, not governors. And there is no issue to bring left and right together like paying for local schools--both sides are very conservative on this issue
- toomuchtodo 2y agoRelated: https://www.axios.com/2024/07/03/education-enrollment-cliff-schools https://www.axios.com/2024/07/03/education-enrollment-cliff-... (“Axios: Schools are bracing for the looming enrollment cliff") https://knocking.wiche.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/WICHE-Insights-Navigating-Learning-Loss.pdf https://knocking.wiche.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/... (“Navigating Learning Loss and Changing Demographics in Education”)