Four years since the Covid pandemic began, many US school districts are hurtling toward a fiscal crisis. An exodus of students and the pending expiration of federal relief money is forcing officials to weigh the need to close schools. Although that’s certain to cause some disruption, propping up failing schools will only worsen America’s learning-loss crisis.

Overall public-school enrollment is down 2% since 2019, but that figure understates the scale of departures in large population centers. Enrollment declines are more than double the national average in California, the country’s largest public-school system, and New York state, the fourth-biggest. About 12% of elementary schools have seen enrollment drop by 20% or more in the past four years. Big cities have suffered the most: In Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia and Seattle, more than 20% of schools have lost at least one-fifth of their students.

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Propping Up Failing Schools Doesn’t Help Students

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20.02.2024

Four years since the Covid pandemic began, many US school districts are hurtling toward a fiscal crisis. An exodus of students and the pending expiration of federal relief money is forcing officials to weigh the need to close schools.........

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