“School reopening time is almost upon us, and large numbers of parents have opted out of government-run schools. Over the past two school years, k-12 enrollment has declined by nearly 3 percent, or about 1.3 million students nationwide, according to a recent study by the American Enterprise Institute. Children who had gone to schools that were shuttered during the COVID panic have been much less likely to return to a traditional public school (TPS).
“Big city school districts have seen massive exoduses. In New York City, there were over one million enrolled students in the 2019-20 school year, but the city anticipates just 760,439 children will be attending by the end of 2022-23.
“Chicago’s students are also leaving the plantation. There were about 400,000 attendees in 2010. That number dwindled to about 330,000 as of March 2021, with much bigger losses expected when updated enrollment numbers are released….
“Los Angeles schools are also bleeding children. Enrollment at district schools peaked in 2002‐03 at 747,000. But 19 years later that number has plunged to 430,000 students. The 2020-2021 school year was particularly jarring as attendance dropped by more than 27,000 students, a decline of close to 6 percent, a steeper slide than in any recent year. Even more shocking is that, as reported by the Los Angeles Times, nearly half of Los Angeles Unified students—more than 200,000 children—have been chronically absent this last school year, meaning they have missed at least 9 percent of the academic year….
“While children are abandoning the traditional public schools, are teachers bidding adieu also? According to recent reports, they are—or are about to—in droves. In February 2022, the National Education Association released the results of a poll which found that “55 percent of educators are thinking about leaving the profession earlier than they had planned….”
“The shortage scenario is highly unlikely, however…. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the teacher quit rate is about half that of private sector workers….”
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