The pandemic accelerated enrollment declines in many districts as families switched to homeschooling, charter schools and other options.
, charter schools and other options. Students moved away or vanished from school rolls for unknown reasons.
At the same time, these schools are often stretched thin. Very small schools offer fewer clubs, sports and arts programs. Some elementary schools group students from different grades in the same classroom, although Martinez has vowed that won’t happen next year. Race also looms large. Nationally, schools with more students of color are more likely to be closed, and those in affected communities often feel unfairlyThe prospect of closing schools is particularly fraught in Chicago, where 50 schools were shuttered in 2013, most in predominantly Black neighborhoods. The move frayed trust between residents and the district and, according toIn Boston, where the district had been losing students well before the pandemic, families are skeptical of closures.
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