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Where Did All the Children Go?
What happens when a country that spent decades building schools for more students suddenly has fewer children to fill them? Across the United States, declining birth rates, population shifts, and rising housing costs are changing the number of children entering public schools. But while enrollment is shrinking, school buildings, staffing needs, and operating costs remain. For school systems, that creates difficult questions about how to use limited resources while ensuring students continue to receive a high-quality education.
In Episode 2 of The Future Is Smaller, host Jenny Dubin explores…
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