Nearly every public school district in North Carolina has fewer students than before the pandemic: part of a larger trend happening across the country. Facing empty classrooms and dwindling dollars, many public school leaders are trying to figure out where all the kids went and what declining public school enrollment could mean for the communities they serve.
Featuring:
- Liz Schlemmer, education reporter for 瓜神app
- Alec MacGillis, reporter for ProPublica
Links:
- Check out Liz Schlemmer鈥檚 reporting on the enrollment decline here.
- Read Alec MacGillis鈥� reporting on school closures .
- You can find a transcript of this episode here.
