California sees fifth straight year of public school enrollment declines
Experts say the fall 2021 decline was worse than expected.
Experts say the fall 2021 decline was worse than expected.
Between the 2003-2004 and 2021-2022 academic years, the student population declined by 42%.
Los Angeles city officials launched a citywide savings account program this week for all first-graders in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
The point is to exhaust the system and convince school officials to give up rather than fight legal claim after legal claim.
“We support the administration’s decision to pause and gather more information to make a science-based decision on school masking that responds to this moment in the pandemic and helps the state transition with an eye on equity," the California Teachers Association said in a statement Monday.