California public school enrollment continues decline, still reeling from pandemic plunge
LA TimesEnrollment at California public schools has continued to decline this academic year, without any recovery from the steep drops seen during the pandemic — although the pace of the decrease has slowed. “We haven’t seen — and are unlikely to see anytime in the near future — a bounce back from the substantial loss in public school enrollment that occurred over the pandemic.” The numbers should be viewed in a national context, according to Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, chair of the Budget Subcomittee on Education Finance. “The nation saw a steep withdrawal from formal education during the pandemic — a sharp decline in all school enrollment compared to natural declines in birth rates — and we still don’t know when or if these families will return,” said McCarty. “But there’s great potential for future growth if local schools can find additional teachers and win state dollars to renovate classrooms for young children.” Earlier this school year, L.A. school officials reported a similar pattern: continued enrollment decline somewhat offset by the addition of transitional kindergarten.
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