Public Education
Birth rates plunge as public schools face long-term enrollment decline
U.S. births have dropped dramatically over the last two decades, a trend affecting public school enrollment in most states. The decline is more pronounced in blue, Democrat-led states than in red, Republican-led states, and many of the states with the steepest birth-rate declines lack school choice programs. Research from ExcelinEd, which was founded by former […]
July 10, 2026
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