Public Education

‘The best thing we can do’: Expert calls for expanding school choice amid declining satisfaction with public schools 

Americans’ satisfaction with K-12 education fell to a 27-year low, but one expert says the solution is to expand school choice. “Ultimately, the best thing we can… Read More

Public Education

Instead of bewailing enrollment decline, school districts should focus on student success, analysts say 

Four school districts across the nation have led the way in prioritizing student outcomes over declining enrollment – and more should follow their example, a report… Read More

Public Education

Virginia’s Fairfax County Public Schools working to ‘adjust in real time’ to plunging enrollment 

Despite multiple years of declining enrollment, Virginia’s largest district is scrambling to adapt staffing mid-year after overestimating the number of students attending in 2026. “We were off… Read More

Public Education

Report: Declining enrollment converts schools to apartments

(The Center Square) – Amid a steady decline in K-12 enrollment, nearly 2,000 apartments were created from former school buildings across the U.S. in 2024, according to a new… Read More