Coping with Declining Enrollment: Fewer Kids, Harder Choices -- and No End In Sight

Enrollment is falling in many schools across the nation, and the ripple effects are showing up everywhere: budget deficits, program cuts, labor tension, and the gut-wrenching necessity in many districts to close schools. We look at the reality many leaders face right now: what do you do when the problem is not temporary and the student population may not stabilize for decades? We’re joined by Julien LaFortune of the Public Policy Institute of California, who breaks down the data behind decli...