The population continues to grow but yet the school population continues to drop. Seems like a lot of people either moved away (with kids) or have decided to home school or move to a private school after seeing the garbage that is being taught in public schools. Who would have thought...
School districts and teachers union are "big mad" about this since their funding is based almost entirely off of enrollment levels... Which is why they are looking at closing "under enrolling" schools to push more into the "larger" schools to get every bit of funding concentrated as possible (probably to pay admin staff, not teachers.. That is how it always works).
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Colorado's largest school district is once again weighing whether to close some schools.
Denver Public Schools said changes are needed due to declining enrollment. DPS reports falling birth rates in Denver and housing development patterns have left a decline in school-aged kids in Denver. They expect these trends to continue over the next five years, which is why they're taking action to address this now.
The changes are coming after DPS welcomed thousands of additional new-to-country students to the district last school year.
The population continues to grow but yet the school population continues to drop. Seems like a lot of people either moved away (with kids) or have decided to home school or move to a private school after seeing the garbage that is being taught in public schools. Who would have thought...
School districts and teachers union are "big mad" about this since their funding is based almost entirely off of enrollment levels... Which is why they are looking at closing "under enrolling" schools to push more into the "larger" schools to get every bit of funding concentrated as possible (probably to pay admin staff, not teachers.. That is how it always works).
Archive: https://archive.today/8eXQr
From the post:
Colorado's largest school district is once again weighing whether to close some schools.
Denver Public Schools said changes are needed due to declining enrollment. DPS reports falling birth rates in Denver and housing development patterns have left a decline in school-aged kids in Denver. They expect these trends to continue over the next five years, which is why they're taking action to address this now.
The changes are coming after DPS welcomed thousands of additional new-to-country students to the district last school year.
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