Public Schools Continue to Lose Enrollment

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Public schools continue to lose enrollment

As a new school year begins, public schools around the Valley continue to be “dinged” by private and charter schools.

Enrollment in public education continues to decline across Texas, state data shows

Across the county, in Texas, and here at home, fewer students are being enrolled in public schools, and experts expect the trend to continue.

Indiana: Republicans Have Systematically Undermined Public Schools, Where 87% of Students Are Enrolled

Indiana once took pride in its public schools. Not any more. Since the Republican Party took charge of state government, public schools have been neglected and underfunded. Veteran educator Vernon Smith was elected to the state legislature after his retirement. He wrote this article, which appeared in the Chicago Tribune. He wrote: Sixteen years ago, Republicans assumed full control of Indiana’s state government, holding the governor’s office an…