In New York City, the nation\u2019s largest school district has lost some 50,000 students over the past two years. In Michigan, enrollment remains more than 50,000 below prepandemic levels from big cities to the rural Upper Peninsula.<\/p>\n
In the suburbs of Orange County, Calif., where families have moved for generations to be part of the public school system, enrollment slid for the second consecutive year; statewide, more than a quarter-million public school students have dropped from California\u2019s rolls since 2019.<\/p>\n
And since school funding is tied to enrollment, cities that have lost many students \u2014 including Denver, Albuquerque and Oakland \u2014 are now considering combining classrooms, laying off teachers or shutting down entire schools.<\/p>\n
All together, America\u2019s public schools have lost at least 1.2 million students since 2020, according to a recently published national survey. State enrollment figures show no sign of a rebound to the previous national levels any time soon.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n The pandemic has supercharged the decline in the nation\u2019s public school system in ways that experts say will not easily be reversed, reports @ShawnHubler<\/a>. https:\/\/t.co\/OWIxhmQbID<\/a><\/p>\n — MDRC (@MDRC_News) May 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n