Public Schools Have a New Crisis: Not Enough Students
The number of students in America’s public schools is shrinking. In some cases, the declines have been so drastic that districts are facing empty classrooms, painful budget cuts and angry debates about whether to close schools.
Sarah Mervosh, an education reporter at The New York Times, discusses what the enrollment crisis looks like, why it’s happening and how one school district hopes to fix it.
Guest: Sarah Mervosh, an education reporter at The New York Times.
Background reading:
- American schools are facing a crisis as the number of children drops.
- Why U.S. test scores are in a “generation-long decline.”
Photo: Erin Schaff/The New York Times
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