The pandemic has supercharged a trend that has plagued districts across the U.S. for years — students are fleeing public schools.
, The Wall Street Journal"The school board in Jefferson County, Colo., outside Denver, voted in November to close 16 schools. St. Paul, Minn., last summer closed five schools. The Oakland, Calif., school board last Februaryhave been hit the hardest. A Wall Street Journal analysis found "enrollment fell in roughly 85 of the nation’s largest 100 public-school districts."
Enrollment in New York City's public schools, the country's largest school district, dropped by 8.3% from 2020 to 2022,
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